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a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earths crust; an important component of most plants and animals (同)Ca, atomic number 20

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Statin treatment for coronary artery plaque composition based on intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis.

Nozue T, Yamamoto S, Tohyama S, Umezawa S, Kunishima T, Sato A, Miyake S, Takeyama Y, Morino Y, Yamauchi T, Muramatsu T, Hibi K, Sozu T, Terashima M, Michishita I.SourceDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Japan. nozue2493@yahoo.co.jp
American heart journal.Am Heart J.2012 Feb;163(2):191-9.e1.
BACKGROUND: Systemic therapy with statin has been shown to lower the risk of coronary events; however, the in vivo effects of statin therapy on plaque volume and composition are less understood.METHODS: We conducted a prospective, open-labeled, randomized, multicenter study in 11 centers in Japan. A
PMID 22305836

Yee LL, Wright EA.SourceWilkes University, Pennsylvania, USA.
Clinical therapeutics.Clin Ther.2011 Aug;33(8):1023-42. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.07.011. Epub 2011 Aug 4.
BACKGROUND: Pitavastatin calcium is a new addition to the class of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors ("statins") approved for use in the United States for the treatment of primary hyperlipidemia and mixed dyslipidemia.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to evaluate the
PMID 21816477

Early Effect of Lipid-Lowering Therapy With Pitavastatin on Regression of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque : Comparison With Atorvastatin

TOI Toru,TAGUCHI Isao,YONEDA Shuichi,KAGEYAMA Michiya,KIKUCHI Akiko,TOKURA Michiaki,KANAYA Tomoaki,ABE Shichiro,MATSUDA Ryuko,KANEKO Noboru
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 73(8), 1466-1472, 2009-07-20
… Methods and Results: Patients with acute coronary syndrome who underwent emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were randomly assigned to receive pitavastatin (n=80; … In the pitavastatin group, the plaque volume index and fibrofatty volume index (FFVI) also decreased significantly. …
NAID 10025933716