April 5, 2008

Simvastatin with or without Ezetimibe in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Link to the pdf: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/358/14/1431.pdf
Link to the Article:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/14/1431

In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, combined therapy with ezetimibe and simvastatin did not result in a significant difference in changes in intima–media thickness, as compared with simvastatin alone, despite decreases in levels of LDL cholesterol and C-reactive protein.