"Rosuvastatin Calcium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
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D000068718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.884.650 D02.455.526.510.432.500 D02.886.590.700.650 D03.383.742.775
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rosuvastatin Calcium" by people in Profiles.
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Efficacy of Rosuvastatin in Children With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Association With Underlying Genetic Mutations. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Aug 29; 70(9):1162-1170.
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Suboptimal Control of Lipid Levels: Results from 29 Countries Participating in the Centralized Pan-Regional Surveys on the Undertreatment of Hypercholesterolaemia (CEPHEUS). J Atheroscler Thromb. 2016 May 02; 23(5):567-87.
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A dose-titration and comparative study of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Mar; 197(1):400-6.