Medscape

REVERSAL: Atorvastatin 80 mg halts atheroma progression, pravastatin 40 mg does not

Orlando, FL - Intensive lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin (Lipitor ®, Pfizer) 80 mg daily completely halted the progression of atherosclerosis, whereas a moderate lipid-lowering regimen of ...
Medscape

Benefits of pravastatin and aspirin are additive and may be synergistic

Boca Raton, FL - A new meta-analysis of major pravastatin secondary-prevention trials has shown that the benefits from aspirin and statins are additive and may even be synergistic. The authors of the ...
Healio

Low-dose pravastatin reduced atherothrombotic infarction in certain patients with stroke

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Low-dose pravastatin appears to reduce the incidence of atherothrombotic infarction in ...
Nature

Effect of pravastatin on blood pressure in people with cardiovascular disease

Experimental evidence and several small studies in humans suggest that HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) reductase inhibitors (statins) reduce blood pressure, perhaps through effects on ...
FierceBiotech

New Data Showed LIVALO® (pitavastatin) Met Primary Endpoint of LDL-C Reduction When Compared with Pravastatin

PREVAIL U.S. primary and secondary lipid endpoints and lipoprotein particle analysis presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via ...