1. Statins and total (not LDL) cholesterol concentration and outcome of myocardial infarction: results from a meta-analysis and an observational study. Eur.J.Clin.Pharmacol. 2009.
  2. Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Plus Orlistat or Rimonabant in Statin-Intolerant Nondiabetic Overweight/Obese Patients With Dyslipidemia. J.Cardiovasc.Pharmacol.Ther. 2009.
  3. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and prognosis in advanced heart failure. J.Heart Lung Transplant. 2009, 28:876-880.
  4. Improved care of type 2 diabetes patients as a result of the introduction of a practice nurse: 2003-2007. Prim.Care Diabetes. 2009

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Literature update: August 12, 2009

  1. Dyslipidemia therapy update: the importance of full lipid profile assessment. Adv.Ther. 2009, 26:711-718.
  2. Characteristics, management and attainment of lipid target levels in patients enrolled in Disease Management Program versus those in routine care: LUTZ registry. BMC.Public Health. 2009, 9:280.
  3. Predicting benefit from statins by C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol or absolute cardiovascular risk. Future.Cardiol. 2009, 5:231-236.
  4. Predicting benefit from statins by C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol or absolute cardiovascular risk. Future.Cardiol. 2009, 5:231-236.
  5. A Comparison of Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease and Ischaemic Stroke: The Dubbo Study of Australian Elderly. Heart Lung Circ. 2009.
  6. Additive beneficial effects of atorvastatin combined with amlodipine in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension. Int.J.Cardiol. 2009.

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Literature Updates

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Literature update: August 12, 2009

  1. Dyslipidemia therapy update: the importance of full lipid profile assessment. Adv.Ther. 2009, 26:711-718.
  2. Characteristics, management and attainment of lipid target levels in patients enrolled in Disease Management Program versus those in routine care: LUTZ registry. BMC.Public Health. 2009, 9:280.
  3. Predicting benefit from statins by C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol or absolute cardiovascular risk. Future.Cardiol. 2009, 5:231-236.
  4. Predicting benefit from statins by C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol or absolute cardiovascular risk. Future.Cardiol. 2009, 5:231-236.
  5. A Comparison of Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease and Ischaemic Stroke: The Dubbo Study of Australian Elderly. Heart Lung Circ. 2009.
  6. Additive beneficial effects of atorvastatin combined with amlodipine in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension. Int.J.Cardiol. 2009.

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literature updates: August 3

Hypercholesterolemia Paradox in Relation to Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Wang TY et al Clin.Cardiol. 2009

Coronary calcium significantly affects quantitative analysis of coronary ultrasound: importance for atherosclerosis progression/regression studies
.  Bruining N et alCoron.Artery Dis. 2009


The impact of reference pricing on switching behaviour and healthcare utilisation: the case of statins in Germany. Stargardt T:   Eur.J.Health Econ. 2009

Cellular phone and Internet-based individual intervention on blood pressure and obesity in obese patients with hypertension. Park MJ et al  Int.J.Med.Inform. 2009

Myopathy with statin-fibrate combination therapy: clinical considerations. Jacobson TA: Nat.Rev.Endocrinol. 2009.

 Elevated Risk Profile of Women in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease: A 6-Year Survey of 117,913 Patients.  Reibis RK et al  J.Womens Health (Larchmt.). 2009


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Hypercholesterolemia Paradox in Relation to Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Clin.Cardiol. 2009
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