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simvastatin and Cardiovascular Stroke

simvastatin has been researched along with Cardiovascular Stroke in 217 studies

Research

Studies (217)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's26 (11.98)18.2507
2000's114 (52.53)29.6817
2010's73 (33.64)24.3611
2020's4 (1.84)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Blazing, MA; Braunwald, E; Cannon, CP; Giugliano, RP; Oyama, K; Park, JG; Sabatine, MS; Tershakovec, AM1
Damasceno, NRT; Fonseca, FAH; Izar, MC; Lotfollahi, Z; Machado, LO; Mathias, AF; Mello, APQ; Neto, AMF; Oliveira, CLP1
DʼAcunto, K; Sismour, B1
Al-Rashid, F; Dykun, I; Hendricks, S; Jánosi, RA; Mahabadi, AA; Rassaf, T; Totzeck, M; Wiefhoff, D1
Bastos, RT; Cruz, ECS; Derogis, PBMC; Dos Santos Ferreira, CE; Faccio, AT; Fonseca, FAH; Fontoura, SC; Izar, MC; Klassen, A; Lopes, AS; Neto, AMF; Picossi, CRC; Sussulini, A; Tavares, MFM1
Alahmari, A; Almalki, ZS; Alotaibi, N; Guo, JJ; Thaibah, H1
Chen, Y; Liu, L1
Aquino, M; Baber, U; Barman, N; Camaj, A; Chandrasekhar, J; Claessen, B; Dangas, G; Faggioni, M; Farhan, S; Guedeney, P; Kalkman, DN; Kini, A; Kovacic, JC; Mehran, R; Moreno, P; Shah, S; Sharma, S; Sorrentino, S; Sweeny, J; Vijay, P; Vogel, B1
Liu, F; Shu, M; Tang, M; Wu, X; Xia, P; Zhan, S1
Agus, A; Campbell, C; Kennedy, G; McAuley, D; O'Kane, C; Perkins, GD; Phair, G; Shyamsundar, M1
Chevion, M; Drenger, B; Grievink, H; Kuzmina, N1
Dunna, NR; Foye, JL; Joshi, M; Maulik, N; Otani, H; Selvaraju, V; Thirunavukkarasu, M1
Balu, S; Montouchet, C; Ruff, L1
D'Ettorre, A; Macchia, A; Mariani, J; Romero, M; Tognoni, G1
Kang, S; Liu, XB; Liu, Y1
Choy, AM; Elder, DH; Lang, CC; Macdonald, TM; Majeed, A; Noman, AY; Ogston, S; Pauriah, M; Struthers, AD; Wyatt, JC1
Buse, JB; Cohen, RM; Cushman, WC; Cutler, JA; Evans, GW; Gerstein, HC; Goff, DC; Grimm, RH; Lipkin, EW; Margolis, KL; Morgan, TM; Narayan, KM; O'Connor, PJ; Riddle, MC; Sood, A1
Currie, CJ; Halcox, JP1
Long, HB; Luo, KQ; Xu, BC1
Boekholdt, SM; Fayyad, R; Hovingh, GK; Laskey, R; Pedersen, TR; Stoekenbroek, RM; Tikkanen, MJ1
Špinar, J; Špinarová, L; Vítovec, J1
Phongtuntakul, B; Tungsubutra, W1
Chu, W; Duan, W; Liu, Z; Lu, Y; Qile, M; Qiu, F; Sun, F; Zhang, L; Zhang, Y; Zhao, D1
Choi, YH; Hellmich, M; Krause, P; Kuhn, EW; Kuhr, K; Liakopoulos, OJ; Reuter, H; Thurat, M; Wahlers, T1
Gandhi, HP; Patel, SS; Rathod, SP; Trivedi, JI; Variya, BC1
Stiefelhagen, P1
Blazing, MA; Bohula, EA; Braunwald, E; Cannon, CP; Giugliano, RP; Murphy, SA; Tershakovec, AM; White, JA; Zhou, J1
Amirsadri, M; Hassani, A1
Blazing, MA; Bohula, EA; Braunwald, E; Cannon, CP; Dellborg, M; Giugliano, RP; Im, K; Isaza, D; Kher, U; Lokhnygina, Y; Lopez-Sendon, J; Murphy, SA; Reist, C; Tershakovec, AM; White, JA1
Murphy, J; Wright, RS1
Chang, YH; Chien, LN; Chuang, MT; Lin, CF; Liu, JC1
Luteijn, JM; Morris, JK; Oppenheimer, P; Taylor, D; Wald, NJ1
Luteijn, JM; Morris, JK; Wald, NJ1
Chang, G; Liu, J; Liu, L; Qin, S; Sun, G; Xiao, X; Zhang, D1
Albers, JJ; Fleg, JL; Marcovina, SM; O'Brien, KD; Slee, A1
Anderson, ML; Blasi, PR; Dunn, J; Henrikson, NB; Lozano, P; Morrison, CC; Nguyen, M; Whitlock, EP1
Armitage, J; Baigent, C; Blackwell, L; Blumenthal, R; Collins, R; Danesh, J; DeMets, D; Emberson, J; Evans, S; Law, M; MacMahon, S; Martin, S; Neal, B; Peto, R; Poulter, N; Preiss, D; Reith, C; Ridker, P; Roberts, I; Rodgers, A; Sandercock, P; Schulz, K; Sever, P; Simes, J; Smeeth, L; Smith, GD; Wald, N; Yusuf, S1
Briel, M; Ferreira-González, I; Jakob, T; Nordmann, AJ; Schandelmaier, S1
Bangalore, S; DeMicco, DA; Fayyad, R; Kastelein, JJ; Laskey, R; Messerli, FH; Waters, DD1
Braunwald, E; Cannon, CP; Daga, S; Dalby, AJ; Eisen, A; Goodrich, EL; Im, K; Lukas, MA; O'Donoghue, ML; Spinar, J; Steen, DL; Zhou, J1
Blazing, MA; Bohula, EA; Brady, AJ; Braunwald, E; Cannon, CP; Giugliano, RP; He, P; Kesaniemi, YA; Mitchel, Y; Morrow, DA; Murphy, SA; Park, JG; Pedersen, TR; White, JA1
Arbel, R; Greenberg, D1
Li, X; Xu, B1
Armitage, J; Bowman, L; Collins, R; Gut, I; Heath, S; Lathrop, M; Link, E; Matsuda, F; Parish, S1
Banerjee, S; Blazing, MA; Braunwald, E; Brilakis, ES; Califf, RM; Cannon, CP; de Lemos, JA; Morrow, DA; Murphy, SA; Sabatine, MS; Wiviott, SD1
Basart, DC; Defesche, JC; Heeringa, J; Kastelein, JJ; Lansberg, PJ; Liem, AH; Oosterveer, DM; Sijbrands, EJ; Versmissen, J; Witteman, JC; Yazdanpanah, M1
Jiao, ZQ; Li, YM; Liu, LM; Liu, YH; Pang, W; Zhang, M; Zhou, X1
Cater, NB; Faergeman, O; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Tikkanen, MJ1
Aoyama, T; Bao, N; Iwasa, M; Kawamura, I; Kawasaki, M; Kobayashi, H; Minatoguchi, S; Nagashima, K; Nishigaki, K; Sumi, S; Takemura, G; Ushikoshi, H; Yamaki, T; Yasuda, S1
Ridker, PM1
Gurgel, A; Macedo, AC; Morato, TN; Munhoz, DB; Quinaglia e Silva, JC; Sever, P; Sposito, AC1
Cater, NB; Faergeman, O; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Szarek, M; Tikkanen, MJ3
Berney, R; Hack, CE; Krijnen, PA; Niessen, HW; Paulus, WJ; Pronk, A; Spreeuwenberg, M; van Dijk, A; van Milligen, FJ; Vermond, RA; Visser, FC1
Faergeman, O; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Strandberg, TE; Tikkanen, MJ1
Andrade, JM; Araújo, AL; Carvalho, LS; Cintra, RM; Coelho, OR; Ono, AH; Quinaglia e Silva, JC; Sposito, AC1
Björnberg, A; Odén, A; Welin, L; Wilhelmsen, L1
Adameova, A; Bartekova, M; Carnicka, S; Harcarova, A; Kuzelova, M; Matejikova, J; Pancza, D; Ravingerova, T; Styk, J; Svec, P1
Kotlarz, A; Mostowik, M; Pastuszczak, M; Undas, A; Zalewski, J; Zmudka, K1
Delate, T; McConnell, KJ; Merenich, JA; Olson, KL1
Bailey, KM; Balmforth, AJ; Barth, JH; Copeland, J; Efthymiou, M; Farrin, AJ; Flather, MD; Hall, AS; Jackson, BM; McCormack, T; Nixon, J; Romaine, SP; Whitehead, A1
Dou, KF; Gao, RL; Geng, YJ; Huang, J; Li, JJ; Qian, HY; Willerson, JT; Yang, GS; Yang, YJ1
Fan, W; Fu, X; Gu, X; Jia, X; Wei, M; Xue, L; Zhang, J1
Goetghebeur, M; Jönsson, B; Lindgren, P; Merikle, E; Wagner, M1
Cheng, LX; Dang, SY; Gao, W; He, CR; Sheng, FQ; Wang, CQ; Wang, W; Xu, R; Zeng, QT1
Faergeman, O; Fayyad, R; Holdaas, H; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Tikkanen, MJ1
Bailey, KM; Balmforth, AJ; Barth, JH; Copeland, J; Efthymiou, M; Farrin, AJ; Flather, MD; Hall, AS; Jackson, BM; McCormack, T; Nixon, J; Romaine, SP; Samani, NJ; Whitehead, A1
Bigger, JT; Buse, JB; Byington, RP; Crouse, JR; Cushman, WC; Elam, MB; Friedewald, WT; Gerstein, HC; Ginsberg, HN; Goff, DC; Grimm, RH; Ismail-Beigi, F; Leiter, LA; Linz, P; Lovato, LC; Probstfield, J; Simons-Morton, DG1
Birnbaum, Y; Long, B; Perez-Polo, JR; Qian, J; Ye, Y1
Bailey, KM; Balmforth, AJ; Barth, JH; Copeland, J; Efthymiou, M; Farrin, AJ; Flather, MD; Hall, AS; Jackson, BM; McCormack, T; Nixon, J; Romaine, SP; Whitehead, A; Worthy, G1
Holme, I; Kvien, TK; Pedersen, TR; Semb, AG1
Birnbaum, Y; Perez-Polo, JR; Ye, Y1
Schunn, H1
Armitage, J; Bowman, L; Bulbulia, R; Collins, R; Haynes, R; Parish, S; Peto, R; Rahimi, K; Wallendszus, K1
Chen, T; Chen, Z; Pan, L; Xu, Y; Zhang, J; Zhao, R1
Fan, WH; Jin, B; Li, Y; Luo, XP; Shen, W; Shi, HM1
Fefer, P; Hod, H; Matetzky, S; Novikov, I; Savion, N; Shechter, M; Shenkman, B; Varon, D1
Avellone, G; Campisi, D; Di Garbo, V; Guarnotta, V; Parrinello, G; Purpura, L; Scaglione, R; Torres, D1
Chockalingam, A; Kar, S1
Després, JP1
Abdalla, DS; Coelho, OR; da Silva, LP; de Faria, EC; Japiassú, AV; Quinaglia e Silva, JC; Ramires, JA; Santos, SN; Soares, AA; Sposito, AC1
Faergeman, O; Fayyad, R; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Tikkanen, MJ1
Chong, E; Poh, KK; Shen, L1
Abe, S; Arikawa, T; Asanuma, H; Hikichi, Y; Inoue, T; Kikuchi, M; Kitakaze, M; Node, K; Sanada, S; Sohma, R; Taguchi, I; Toyoda, S1
Akçalı, Z; Borlu, F; Namal, E; Oztekin, E; Sener, N; Ulaş, T1
Boman, K; Devereux, RB; Egstrup, K; Gohlke-Baerwolf, C; Greve, AM; Kesäniemi, YA; Køber, L; Nienaber, C; Ray, S; Rossebø, AB; Wachtell, K; Willenheimer, R1
Anastasiou-Nana, M; Andreadou, I; Farmakis, D; Iliodromitis, EK; Kremastinos, DT; Papalois, A; Papapetropoulos, A; Prokovas, E; Sigala, F; Spyridaki, K; Zoga, A1
Cheng, YT; Geng, YJ; Li, XD; Wu, YL; Yang, YJ; Zhang, HT; Zhao, JL1
Gu, B; Li, J; Li, S; Liu, M; Wang, F; Wei, M; Yu, T; Zhu, W1
Bang, CN; Gislason, GH; Greve, AM; Køber, L; Torp-Pedersen, C; Wachtell, K1
Bestehorn, K; Gitt, AK; Jannowitz, C; Karmann, B; Pittrow, D; Schaefer, JR; Sonntag, F; Weizel, A1
Gumbrevičius, G; Stankevičius, E; Sveikata, A; Sveikatienė, R1
Adameová, A; Čarnická, S; Máťuš, M; Mesárošová, L; Rajtík, T; Ravingerová, T; Švec, P; Szobi, A1
Boekholdt, SM; Breazna, A; DeMicco, DA; Ho, JE; Kastelein, JJ; Messig, M; Pedersen, TR; Waters, DD1
Bates, K; Gaballa, MA; Goldman, S; Ruggeroli, CE1
Jonasson, L; Linderfalk, C; Olsson, AG; Schwartz, GG1
Ahn, C; Aronow, WS1
Law, M; Wald, N1
Farmer, JA1
Kaste, M1
Bouzamondo, A; Corvol, JC; Hulot, JS; Lechat, P; Sanchez, P; Sirol, M1
Aronow, WS2
Ellis, BL; Thiemermann, C; Wayman, NS1
George, A; Shakib, S1
Origasa, H; Yokoyama, M1
Krone, W1
Ahmed, M; Griffiths, P1
Berry, DC; Knapp, P; Raynor, DK1
Ashitkov, T; Birnbaum, Y; Hu, ZY; Motamedi, M; Tavackoli, S; Uretsky, BF1
Levenson, D1
Dendorfer, A; Dominiak, P; Heep, A; Klein, HH; Richardt, G; Schutt, M; Tempel, K; Weidtmann, B; Wolfrum, S1
Ahn, YK; Cho, JG; Hong, SN; Hong, YJ; Hur, SH; Hyun, DW; Jeong, MH; Kang, DG; Kang, JC; Kim, JH; Kim, KB; Kim, KH; Kim, W; Lee, SH; Lee, YS; Lim, SY; Park, HW; Park, JC; Yun, KH1
Jiang, D; Li, L; Luo, Y; Wen, D; Yang, J1
Abrahamowicz, M; Austin, PC; Eisenberg, MJ; Humphries, K; Pilote, L; Rahme, E; Tu, JV; Zhou, Z1
Bhatt, DL; Karha, J1
Cheng, X; Ge, H; Guo, Z; Li, B; Liao, YH; Liu, Y; Lu, B; Wang, M; Yang, Y; Zhang, J; Zhang, L1
Baldwin, WM; Cameron, SJ; Greer, JJ; Lefer, DJ; Lowenstein, CJ; Matsushita, K; Morrell, CN; Talbot-Fox, K; Yamakuchi, M1
Abildstrom, SZ; Buch, P; Friberg, J; Gislason, GH; Gustafsson, I; Køber, L; Madsen, M; Rasmussen, JN; Rasmussen, S; Stender, S; Torp-Pedersen, C1
Cannon, CP; Ray, KK1
Waters, DD1
Aukrust, P; Boullier, A; Damås, JK; Green, S; Quehenberger, O; Sandberg, WJ; Smith, C; Waehre, T1
Bendiksen, FS; Faergeman, O; Holme, I; Kastelein, JJ; Larsen, ML; Lindahl, C; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Szarek, M; Tikkanen, MJ; Tsai, J1
Ahumada, M; Arcas, R; Arribas, JM; Gomez-Plana, J; Marín, F; Martínez, P; Oliver, C; Pascual, DA; Tornel, PL; Valdes, M1
Scheen, AJ1
Aarsetøy, H; Brügger-Andersen, T; Grundt, H; Hetland, Ø; Nilsen, DW1
Bajraktari, G; Beqiri, A; Berisha, I; Elezi, S; Kastrati, S; Manaj, R; Thaqi, S1
Blazing, M; Braunwald, E; Califf, R; Cannon, CP; de Lemos, JA; McCabe, CH; Murphy, SA; Wiviott, SD1
Bybee, KA; Duchonová, R; Homolová, I; Procházková, S; Tesar, D; Veselka, J1
Cheah, JS; Ong, HT1
Cayley, WE1
Ravnskov, U; Rosch, PJ; Sutter, MC1
Mann, SJ1
Itakura, H; Kita, T; Kono, S; Mabuchi, H; Matsuzaki, M; Matsuzawa, Y; Nakaya, N; Oikawa, S; Saito, Y; Sasaki, J; Shimamoto, K1
Kalina, A1
Chen, ZJ; Gao, RL; Jing, ZC; Wu, YJ; Yang, YJ; You, SJ; Zhao, JL1
Elrod, JW; Greer, JJ; Jones, SP; Kakkar, AK; Lefer, DJ; Watson, LJ1
Gratsianskiĭ, NA; Masenko, VP; Smetanina, IN; Vaulin, NA1
Cui, CJ; Gao, RL; Yang, YJ; You, SJ; Zhao, JL1
Ahn, Y; Cho, JG; Hong, SN; Hong, YJ; Hwang, SH; Jeong, MH; Kang, JC; Kim, JH; Kim, KH; Lee, SR; Park, HW; Park, JC; Yun, NS1
Bauersachs, J; Fraccarollo, D; Hiss, K; Laufs, U; Ruetten, H1
Armitage, J; Bowman, L; Collins, R; Emberson, JR; Ng, LL; Parish, S1
Chonchol, M; Cook, T; Kjekshus, J; Lindenfeld, J; Pedersen, TR1
Chen, KJ; Guo, Y; Shi, DZ; Yin, HJ1
Blaimont, M; Chenot, F; de Meester, A; Descamps, OS; Marcovitch, O; Montant, PF1
Adamus, J; Bak, A; Janczak, J; Kałka, D; Kopka, L; Korzeniowska, J; Marciniak, W; Popielewicz-Kautz, A; Sobieszczańska, M; Zawadzka-Bartczak, E1
Bax, JJ; Davignon, J; Dunkelgrun, M; Feringa, HH; Hoeks, SE; Kastelein, JJ; Poldermans, D; Schouten, O; van Domburg, RT; Vidakovic, R; Welten, GM1
Blazing, MA; Braunwald, E; Califf, RM; Cannon, CP; de Lemos, JA; McCabe, CH; Murphy, SA; Wiviott, SD1
Armitage, J; Bowman, L; Bulbulia, R; Collins, R; Parish, S1
Charbonnel, B; Dormandy, J; Erdmann, E; Massi-Benedetti, M; Wilcox, R1
Berlion, AE; Morkel, H; Smedema, JP1
Cannon, CP; Kumar, A1
Allen, C; Brudi, P; Henry, P; Johnson-Levonas, AO; Lim, ST; Lis, K; Massaad, R; Pomykaj, T; Reckless, JP; Vandormael, K1
Birnbaum, Y; Lin, Y; Merla, R; Perez-Polo, JR; Uretsky, BF; Ye, Y1
Tannen, RL; Weiner, MG; Xie, D1
Gu, W; Kehl, F; Kersten, JR; Krolikowski, JG; Pagel, PS; Warltier, DC1
Jay, RH1
Kjekshus, J; Pedersen, TR1
Durrington, PN1
Reynolds, T; Wierzbicki, A1
Armitage, J; Collins, R; Fatemian, M; Kearney, E; Keech, A; Lawson, A; Lyon, V; MacMahon, S; Mindell, J; Wallendszus, K1
Day, AP; Stansbie, D1
Shepherd, J1
MacDonald, TM; MacFadyen, RJ; Mollon, I; Pringle, SD1
Huttunen, J1
Pederson, JP; Weintraub, WS1
Aumont, MC; Seknadji, P1
Faergeman, O; Kjekshus, J; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Pyŏrälä, K; Thorgeirsson, G1
Bhatnagar, D1
Berg, K; Cook, TJ; Faergeman, O; Kjekshus, J; Miettinen, TA; Musliner, TA; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, T; Pyörälä, K1
Gutzwiller, F; Lüscher, TF; Szucs, TD1
Kesäniemi, YA1
Berg, K; Christophersen, B; Cook, TJ; Faergeman, O; Haghfelt, T; Kjekshus, J; Miettinen, T; Musliner, TA; Olsson, AG; Pedersen, TR; Pyörälä, K; Thorgeirsson, G; Tobert, JA; Wedel, H; Wilhelmsen, L1
Butler, R; MacDonald, TM; Morris, AD; Newton, RW1
Pedersen, TR2
Furberg, CD1
Kessler, KM1
Hashimoto, T; Hosokawa, R; Linxue, L; Miki, S; Nohara, R; Sasayama, S; Tamaki, S; Tanaka, M1
Faergeman, O; Gerdes, C; Gerdes, LU; Hansen, PS; Kervinen, K; Kesäniemi, YA; Klausen, IC; Savolainen, M1
Arnheim, K1
de Jongh, S; Kastelein, JJ; Lansberg, PJ; Trip, MD1
Dotani, MI; Elnicki, DM; Gibson, CM; Jain, AC1
Clayton, A; Cummings, CE; Kirkpatrick, C; Kush, D; Liu, M; MacMahon, M; Robinson, PJ; Tobert, J; Tomiak, RH1
Anderson, GM; Jackevicius, CA; Leiter, L; Tu, JV1
Vita, JA; Winniford, M; Yeung, AC1
Athyros, VG; Kontopoulos, AG; Papageorgiou, AA1
Asplund, K; Jonsson, N1
Cook, T; Kjekshus , J; Pedersen, T; Pyörälä, K; Wedel, H; Wilhelmsen, L1
Bilheimer, D; Blazing, MA; Braunwald, E; Califf, RM; De Lemos, JA; Dyke, CK1
Auer, J; Eber, B1
Farré, J; Gómez, J; López-Farré, A; Marcos-Alberca, P; Nuñez, A; Rico, L; Romero, J; Sánchez de Miguel, L1
Jones, SP; Lefer, DJ; Trocha, SD1
Collins, R1
Böhm, M; Hamm, CW; Heeschen, C; Laufs, U; Snapinn, S; White, HD1
Ravnskov, U1
Brambilla, C; Brambilla, E; Devouassoux, G; Lantuejoul, S1
de Boer, A; Fishman, PA; Heckbert, SR; Klungel, OH; Leufkens, HG; Psaty, BM; Sullivan, SD; Veenstra, DL1

Reviews

23 review(s) available for simvastatin and Cardiovascular Stroke

ArticleYear
Ezetimibe for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality events.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2018, 11-19, Volume: 11

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cause of Death; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Fenofibrate; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Stroke; Triglycerides

2018
Effects of aggressive statin therapy on patients with coronary saphenous vein bypass grafts: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.
    Clinical therapeutics, 2013, Volume: 35, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Registries; Saphenous Vein; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

2013
Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
    JAMA, 2016, Aug-09, Volume: 316, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Advisory Committees; Biomarkers; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Child; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Ezetimibe; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II; Mass Screening; Myocardial Infarction; Observational Studies as Topic; Preventive Health Services; Simvastatin; Stroke; United States

2016
Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy.
    Lancet (London, England), 2016, 11-19, Volume: 388, Issue:10059

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Coronary Disease; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Assessment; Safety; Simvastatin; Stroke

2016
Fibrates for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease events.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2016, 11-16, Volume: 11

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Bezafibrate; Cardiovascular Diseases; Clofibric Acid; Fenofibrate; Gemfibrozil; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Primary Prevention; Simvastatin; Stroke

2016
Change in serum lipids after acute coronary syndromes: secondary analysis of SPACE ROCKET study data and a comparative literature review.
    Clinical chemistry, 2010, Volume: 56, Issue:10

    Topics: Cholesterol; Fluorobenzenes; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipids; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrimidines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides; Triglycerides

2010
Protecting against ischemia-reperfusion injury: antiplatelet drugs, statins, and their potential interactions.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010, Volume: 1207

    Topics: Aspirin; Cilostazol; Dipyridamole; Drug Interactions; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Models, Cardiovascular; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Simvastatin; Tetrazoles

2010
Statin-associated rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure complicated by intradialytic NSTEMI: a review of lipid management considerations.
    American journal of therapeutics, 2013, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Aged, 80 and over; Coronary Artery Disease; Drug Therapy, Combination; Gemfibrozil; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Renal Dialysis; Rhabdomyolysis; Simvastatin

2013
[Lipid therapy in daily routine].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2012, Volume: 137, Issue:40

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Azetidines; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Drug Therapy, Combination; Dyslipidemias; Evidence-Based Medicine; Ezetimibe; Female; General Practice; Germany; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin

2012
Differential effects of lipid-lowering therapies on stroke prevention: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
    Archives of internal medicine, 2003, Mar-24, Volume: 163, Issue:6

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Cholestyramine Resin; Clofibrate; Colestipol; Gemfibrozil; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Regression Analysis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Failure; Treatment Outcome

2003
Choosing a drug from within a class.
    Australian family physician, 2003, Volume: 32, Issue:6

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Aspirin; Australia; Decision Making; Drug Costs; Drug Therapy, Combination; Drug Utilization; Drugs, Generic; Family Practice; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Indoles; Myocardial Infarction; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin

2003
Statins and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
    British journal of community nursing, 2004, Volume: 9, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Coronary Disease; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome

2004
Early time to benefit with intensive statin treatment: could it be the pleiotropic effects?
    The American journal of cardiology, 2005, Sep-05, Volume: 96, Issue:5A

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2005
Safety of high-dose atorvastatin therapy.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2005, Sep-05, Volume: 96, Issue:5A

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Drug Administration Schedule; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2005
[Thoughts about the results of the "IDEAL" study].
    Orvosi hetilap, 2006, May-28, Volume: 147, Issue:21

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Follow-Up Studies; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2006
PROactive 07: pioglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: results of the PROactive study.
    Vascular health and risk management, 2007, Volume: 3, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Angiopathies; Drug Therapy, Combination; Glycated Hemoglobin; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Pioglitazone; Pravastatin; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Thiazolidinediones; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2007
Importance of intensive lipid lowering in acute coronary syndrome and percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Journal of interventional cardiology, 2007, Volume: 20, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Atorvastatin; C-Reactive Protein; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease; Fluorobenzenes; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides; Ultrasonography, Interventional

2007
Statin therapy in clinical practice: new developments.
    Current opinion in lipidology, 1995, Volume: 6, Issue:5

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Heart Diseases; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Lovastatin; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1995
[Secondary prevention after myocardial infarction; rôle of platelet antiaggregants and hypolipemic agents].
    Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 1996, Volume: 89 Spec No 3

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Aspirin; Coronary Disease; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Gemfibrozil; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Risk Factors; Simvastatin

1996
Serum triglycerides and clinical benefit in lipid-lowering trials.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1998, Feb-26, Volume: 81, Issue:4A

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Bezafibrate; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Disease; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Female; Humans; Hypertriglyceridemia; Hypolipidemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Postmenopause; Pravastatin; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Triglycerides

1998
Which drugs benefit diabetic patients for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction? DARTS/MEMO Collaboration.
    Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 1998, Volume: 15, Issue:4

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Aspirin; Diabetes Complications; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1998
Statin trials and goals of cholesterol-lowering therapy after AMI.
    American heart journal, 1999, Volume: 138, Issue:2 Pt 2

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Disease; Disease Progression; Europe; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Pravastatin; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; United States

1999
A clinical focus on statins.
    Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000), 2001, Volume: 2, Issue:3

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Coronary Disease; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Down-Regulation; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Fluvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Indoles; Lovastatin; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin

2001

Trials

73 trial(s) available for simvastatin and Cardiovascular Stroke

ArticleYear
Baseline Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Clinical Outcomes of Combining Ezetimibe With Statin Therapy in IMPROVE-IT.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2021, 10-12, Volume: 78, Issue:15

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Angina, Unstable; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Double-Blind Method; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Simvastatin

2021
Changes in lipoproteins associated with lipid-lowering and antiplatelet strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
    PloS one, 2022, Volume: 17, Issue:8

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Clopidogrel; Ezetimibe; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipoproteins; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Scattering, Small Angle; Simvastatin; Ticagrelor; X-Ray Diffraction

2022
Evaluation of two highly effective lipid-lowering therapies in subjects with acute myocardial infarction.
    Scientific reports, 2021, 08-05, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipid Metabolism; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Simvastatin Plus Ezetimibe for Cardiovascular Prevention in Patients With a History of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Analysis of Results of the IMPROVE-IT Trial.
    Heart, lung & circulation, 2018, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Anticholesteremic Agents; Brain Ischemia; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forecasting; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Saudi Arabia; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2018
Prevention of post-operative complications by using a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation for non-cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
    Trials, 2018, Dec-18, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Double-Blind Method; Elective Surgical Procedures; Esophagectomy; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; One-Lung Ventilation; Pneumonectomy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom

2018
HPS2-THRIVE randomized placebo-controlled trial in 25 673 high-risk patients of ER niacin/laropiprant: trial design, pre-specified muscle and liver outcomes, and reasons for stopping study treatment.
    European heart journal, 2013, Volume: 34, Issue:17

    Topics: Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Delayed-Action Preparations; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Indoles; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion; Niacin; Simvastatin; Stroke

2013
Outcomes of combined cardiovascular risk factor management strategies in type 2 diabetes: the ACCORD randomized trial.
    Diabetes care, 2014, Volume: 37, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Blood Glucose; Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Disease Management; Dyslipidemias; Female; Fenofibrate; Glycated Hemoglobin; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Simvastatin; Stroke

2014
High-dose atorvastatin is superior to moderate-dose simvastatin in preventing peripheral arterial disease.
    Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2015, Volume: 101, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Netherlands; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin

2015
[IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial (studie IMPROVE-IT)].
    Vnitrni lekarstvi, 2014, Volume: 60, Issue:12

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Azetidines; Cholesterol, LDL; Double-Blind Method; Drug Combinations; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

2014
Statin Recapture Therapy before Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Trial: Rationale and study design of a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded controlled clinical trial.
    American heart journal, 2015, Volume: 170, Issue:1

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Postoperative Complications; Premedication; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Outcome

2015
[Even lower values are even better!].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2015, Aug-20, Volume: 157, Issue:14

    Topics: Cholesterol, LDL; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke

2015
Achievement of dual low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein targets more frequent with the addition of ezetimibe to simvastatin and associated with better outcomes in IMPROVE-IT.
    Circulation, 2015, Sep-29, Volume: 132, Issue:13

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cerebral Revascularization; Cholesterol, LDL; Comorbidity; Creatinine; Double-Blind Method; Drug Monitoring; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electrocardiography; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2015
Reduction in Total Cardiovascular Events With Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome: The IMPROVE-IT Trial.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016, Feb-02, Volume: 67, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States

2016
Relationship of baseline HDL subclasses, small dense LDL and LDL triglyceride to cardiovascular events in the AIM-HIGH clinical trial.
    Atherosclerosis, 2016, Volume: 251

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular System; Cholesterol, HDL; Cohort Studies; Coronary Artery Disease; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipoproteins, HDL; Lipoproteins, LDL; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Niacin; Proportional Hazards Models; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2016
SLCO1B1 variants and statin-induced myopathy--a genomewide study.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2008, Aug-21, Volume: 359, Issue:8

    Topics: Aged; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Genetic Markers; Genotype; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Organic Anion Transporters; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Risk; Simvastatin

2008
Outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and previous coronary artery bypass grafting (from the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy [PROVE IT-TIMI 22] and the Aggrastat to Zocor [A to Z] trials).
    The American journal of cardiology, 2008, Sep-01, Volume: 102, Issue:5

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Coronary Artery Bypass; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electrocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; Postoperative Care; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Retrospective Studies; Simvastatin; Syndrome; Thrombolytic Therapy; Time Factors; Tirofiban; Treatment Outcome; Tyrosine

2008
Lipoprotein predictors of cardiovascular events in statin-treated patients with coronary heart disease. Insights from the Incremental Decrease In End-points Through Aggressive Lipid-lowering Trial (IDEAL).
    Annals of medicine, 2008, Volume: 40, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Apolipoprotein A-I; Apolipoproteins B; Atorvastatin; Biomarkers; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Predictive Value of Tests; Pyrroles; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2008
Effect of beta blockers (metoprolol or propranolol) on effect of simvastatin in lowering C-reactive protein in acute myocardial infarction.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2009, Feb-15, Volume: 103, Issue:4

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Aged; C-Reactive Protein; Cohort Studies; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Metoprolol; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Propranolol; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2009
Comparison of efficacy and safety of atorvastatin (80 mg) to simvastatin (20 to 40 mg) in patients aged <65 versus >or=65 years with coronary heart disease (from the Incremental DEcrease through Aggressive Lipid Lowering [IDEAL] study).
    The American journal of cardiology, 2009, Mar-01, Volume: 103, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Coronary Disease; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipids; Lipoproteins; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2009
Adherence-adjusted efficacy with intensive versus standard statin therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the IDEAL study.
    European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, 2009, Volume: 16, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Drug Prescriptions; Europe; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Research Design; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

2009
Comparative effect of atorvastatin (80 mg) versus simvastatin (20 to 40 mg) in preventing hospitalizations for heart failure in patients with previous myocardial infarction.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2009, May-15, Volume: 103, Issue:10

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Female; Heart Failure; Heptanoic Acids; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2009
Prior simvastatin treatment is associated with reduced thrombin generation and platelet activation in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
    Thrombosis research, 2010, Volume: 125, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Activation; Premedication; Simvastatin; Thrombin; Treatment Outcome

2010
A randomized, controlled trial of simvastatin versus rosuvastatin in patients with acute myocardial infarction: the Secondary Prevention of Acute Coronary Events--Reduction of Cholesterol to Key European Targets Trial.
    European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, 2009, Volume: 16, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Biomarkers; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Fluorobenzenes; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemias; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prospective Studies; Pyrimidines; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom

2009
Intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy improves large artery elasticity in acute myocardial infarction patients.
    Heart and vessels, 2009, Volume: 24, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Aged; Ankle; Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Biomarkers; Blood Pressure; Brachial Artery; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Elasticity; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pulsatile Flow; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2009
Economic evaluation of high-dose (80 mg/day) atorvastatin treatment compared with standard-dose (20 mg/day to 40 mg/day) simvastatin treatment in Canada based on the Incremental Decrease in End-Points Through Aggressive Lipid-Lowering (IDEAL) trial.
    The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2009, Volume: 25, Issue:11

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atorvastatin; Canada; Cardiovascular Diseases; Confidence Intervals; Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Care Costs; Heptanoic Acids; Hospitalization; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Markov Chains; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Probability; Pyrroles; Risk Assessment; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome

2009
Cardiovascular outcomes and their relationships to lipoprotein components in patients with and without chronic kidney disease: results from the IDEAL trial.
    Journal of internal medicine, 2010, Volume: 267, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Biomarkers; Cardiovascular Diseases; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Heart Arrest; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Lipoproteins; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Regression Analysis; Simvastatin

2010
Hepatic metabolism and transporter gene variants enhance response to rosuvastatin in patients with acute myocardial infarction: the GEOSTAT-1 Study.
    Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics, 2010, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; Cholesterol, LDL; Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; Female; Fluorobenzenes; Genotype; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Neoplasm Proteins; Odds Ratio; Organic Anion Transporters; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Pyrimidines; Regression Analysis; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides

2010
Effects of combination lipid therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2010, Apr-29, Volume: 362, Issue:17

    Topics: Aged; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fenofibrate; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypolipidemic Agents; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Sex Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Failure; Triglycerides

2010
Comparison of atorvastatin 80 mg/day versus simvastatin 20 to 40 mg/day on frequency of cardiovascular events late (five years) after acute myocardial infarction (from the Incremental Decrease in End Points through Aggressive Lipid Lowering [IDEAL] trial)
    The American journal of cardiology, 2010, Aug-01, Volume: 106, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Denmark; Female; Finland; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Netherlands; Norway; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Sweden; Treatment Outcome

2010
Intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol with 80 mg versus 20 mg simvastatin daily in 12,064 survivors of myocardial infarction: a double-blind randomised trial.
    Lancet (London, England), 2010, Nov-13, Volume: 376, Issue:9753

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Triglycerides; Young Adult

2010
Efficacy and safety of long-term ezetimibe/simvastatin treatment in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
    International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology, 2010, Volume: 29, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Analysis of Variance; Anticholesteremic Agents; Apolipoprotein A-I; Apolipoproteins B; Azetidines; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Carotid Artery Diseases; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL; Drug Combinations; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Female; Fibrinogen; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II; Inflammation Mediators; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Primary Prevention; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides; Ultrasonography

2010
C-reactive protein concentration and the vascular benefits of statin therapy: an analysis of 20,536 patients in the Heart Protection Study.
    Lancet (London, England), 2011, Feb-05, Volume: 377, Issue:9764

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; C-Reactive Protein; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Simvastatin; Stroke; United Kingdom

2011
Timing and dose of statin therapy define its impact on inflammatory and endothelial responses during myocardial infarction.
    Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2011, Volume: 31, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Biomarkers; Brazil; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Endothelium, Vascular; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Inflammation Mediators; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide; Oxidative Stress; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilation

2011
LDL cholesterol goals and cardiovascular risk during statin treatment: the IDEAL study.
    European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, 2011, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Apolipoprotein A-I; Apolipoproteins B; Atorvastatin; Biomarkers; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2011
[Effects of different statins, ezetimibe/simvastatin combination on hsCRP levels in unstable angina pectoris and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients: a randomized trial].
    Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2011, Volume: 11, Issue:8

    Topics: Angina, Unstable; Atorvastatin; Azetidines; C-Reactive Protein; Drug Combinations; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Female; Fluorobenzenes; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Single-Blind Method; Sulfonamides; Treatment Outcome

2011
Effects on 11-year mortality and morbidity of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin for about 5 years in 20,536 high-risk individuals: a randomised controlled trial.
    Lancet (London, England), 2011, Dec-10, Volume: 378, Issue:9808

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Neoplasms; Simvastatin; Stroke

2011
Clinical implications of electrocardiographic left ventricular strain and hypertrophy in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis: the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis study.
    Circulation, 2012, Jan-17, Volume: 125, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Azetidines; Cardiovascular Diseases; Drug Therapy, Combination; Electrocardiography; Ezetimibe; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure; Humans; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Simvastatin; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2012
Cardiovascular event reduction versus new-onset diabetes during atorvastatin therapy: effect of baseline risk factors for diabetes.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013, Jan-15, Volume: 61, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Atorvastatin; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cohort Studies; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Arrest; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke

2013
MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20,536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
    Lancet (London, England), 2002, Jul-06, Volume: 360, Issue:9326

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cause of Death; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Compliance; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Stroke; United Kingdom

2002
Are early clinical effects of cholesterol lowering mediated through effects on inflammation?
    Acta physiologica Scandinavica, 2002, Volume: 176, Issue:2

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol; Double-Blind Method; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin; T-Lymphocytes

2002
Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia: rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS).
    American heart journal, 2003, Volume: 146, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Angina, Unstable; Anticholesteremic Agents; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Coronary Artery Disease; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin

2003
[Lowering cholesterol for prevention of myocardial infarct and stroke? MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study].
    Der Internist, 2003, Volume: 44, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cerebral Infarction; Cholesterol, LDL; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Long-Term Care; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome

2003
Comparison of two methods of presenting risk information to patients about the side effects of medicines.
    Quality & safety in health care, 2004, Volume: 13, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Atorvastatin; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Communication; Comprehension; Constipation; Drug Information Services; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Likelihood Functions; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pancreatitis; Patient Education as Topic; Physician-Patient Relations; Pyrroles; Risk Assessment; Simvastatin; Terminology as Topic

2004
Changes in serum interleukin-6 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome and their responses to simvastatin.
    Heart and vessels, 2004, Volume: 19, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Angina Pectoris; C-Reactive Protein; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Interleukin-6; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Single-Blind Method; Syndrome

2004
Expression of fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor, CX3CR1, is elevated in coronary artery disease and is reduced during statin therapy.
    Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2005, Volume: 25, Issue:12

    Topics: Angina, Unstable; Atorvastatin; Cell Adhesion; Cells, Cultured; Chemokine CX3CL1; Chemokines, CX3C; Chemotaxis; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Artery Disease; CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1; Endothelium, Vascular; Gene Expression; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Interleukin-8; Leukocytes, Mononuclear; Membrane Proteins; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Receptors, Chemokine; Simvastatin; Umbilical Veins

2005
High-dose atorvastatin vs usual-dose simvastatin for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction: the IDEAL study: a randomized controlled trial.
    JAMA, 2005, Nov-16, Volume: 294, Issue:19

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Risk; Simvastatin

2005
Preoperative statin therapy and troponin T predict early complications of coronary artery surgery.
    The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2006, Volume: 81, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Comorbidity; Coronary Artery Bypass; Creatine Kinase, MB Form; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Hospital Mortality; Hospitals, University; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Incidence; Interleukin-6; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Postoperative Complications; Pravastatin; Premedication; Preoperative Care; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Risk Assessment; Simvastatin; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Troponin T

2006
[The IDEAL study comparing simvastatin 20-40 mg versus atorvastatin 80 mg for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction: between two ideas of the ideal].
    Revue medicale de Liege, 2006, Volume: 61, Issue:1

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Pyrroles; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Single-Blind Method; Treatment Outcome

2006
Long term influence of regular intake of high dose n-3 fatty acids on CD40-ligand, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A and matrix metalloproteinase-9 following acute myocardial infarction.
    Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2006, Volume: 95, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atherosclerosis; CD40 Ligand; Corn Oil; Double-Blind Method; Fatty Acids, Omega-3; Female; Humans; Male; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A; Simvastatin

2006
Gender difference in coronary events in relation to risk factors in Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients treated with low-dose simvastatin.
    Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2006, Volume: 70, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Asian People; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Death; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Simvastatin

2006
[Short term simvastatin use in patients with heart failure of ischemic origin. Changes of blood lipids, markers of inflammation and left ventricular function].
    Kardiologiia, 2006, Volume: 46, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; C-Reactive Protein; Cholesterol; Drug Administration Schedule; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Inflammation; Male; Myocardial Contraction; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Ventricular Function, Left

2006
N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, vascular disease risk, and cholesterol reduction among 20,536 patients in the MRC/BHF heart protection study.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007, Jan-23, Volume: 49, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiovascular Diseases; Chi-Square Distribution; Confidence Intervals; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Probability; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Outcome

2007
Simvastatin for secondary prevention of all-cause mortality and major coronary events in patients with mild chronic renal insufficiency.
    American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2007, Volume: 49, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Coronary Disease; Double-Blind Method; Dyslipidemias; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Risk Factors; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin

2007
Co-administration of ezetimibe and simvastatin in acute myocardial infarction.
    European journal of clinical investigation, 2007, Volume: 37, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Azetidines; Cholesterol, LDL; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Triglycerides

2007
[Effect of long-term cardiac training on lipids concentration in patients with chronic heart ischemic disease treated with simvastatin].
    Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego, 2007, Volume: 22, Issue:128

    Topics: Aged; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Chronic Disease; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; Female; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lipid Metabolism; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2007
Effect of intensive lipid-lowering therapy on mortality after acute coronary syndrome (a patient-level analysis of the Aggrastat to Zocor and Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 trials).
    The American journal of cardiology, 2007, Oct-01, Volume: 100, Issue:7

    Topics: Aged; Angina, Unstable; Atorvastatin; C-Reactive Protein; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Simvastatin; Tirofiban; Treatment Outcome; Tyrosine

2007
Study of the effectiveness of additional reductions in cholesterol and homocysteine (SEARCH): characteristics of a randomized trial among 12064 myocardial infarction survivors.
    American heart journal, 2007, Volume: 154, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Folic Acid; Follow-Up Studies; Homocysteine; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Retrospective Studies; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B Complex

2007
PROactive 07: pioglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: results of the PROactive study.
    Vascular health and risk management, 2007, Volume: 3, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Angiopathies; Drug Therapy, Combination; Glycated Hemoglobin; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Pioglitazone; Pravastatin; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Thiazolidinediones; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2007
Lipid-altering efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/40 mg compared with doubling the statin dose in patients admitted to the hospital for a recent coronary event: the INFORCE study.
    International journal of clinical practice, 2008, Volume: 62, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Azetidines; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Combinations; Ezetimibe; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2008
Reducing the risk of coronary events: evidence from the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S).
    The American journal of cardiology, 1995, Sep-28, Volume: 76, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Double-Blind Method; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Sex Factors; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

1995
Effect of simvastatin on coronary atheroma: the Multicentre Anti-Atheroma Study (MAAS)
    Lancet (London, England), 1994, Sep-03, Volume: 344, Issue:8923

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Double-Blind Method; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lipids; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

1994
Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
    Lancet (London, England), 1994, Nov-19, Volume: 344, Issue:8934

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol; Double-Blind Method; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipids; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

1994
Three-year follow-up of the Oxford Cholesterol Study: assessment of the efficacy and safety of simvastatin in preparation for a large mortality study.
    European heart journal, 1994, Volume: 15, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Coronary Disease; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipids; Liver Function Tests; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome

1994
Design and baseline results of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study of patients with stable angina and/or previous myocardial infarction.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1993, Feb-15, Volume: 71, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Double-Blind Method; Ethics, Medical; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Time Factors

1993
Cholesterol lowering with simvastatin improves prognosis of diabetic patients with coronary heart disease. A subgroup analysis of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
    Diabetes care, 1997, Volume: 20, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Arteriosclerosis; Blood Pressure; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Diabetic Angiopathies; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Placebos; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Triglycerides

1997
Cholesterol-lowering therapy in women and elderly patients with myocardial infarction or angina pectoris: findings from the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
    Circulation, 1997, Dec-16, Volume: 96, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aging; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cohort Studies; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

1997
[Effect of medicamentous cholesterol control on resources utilization in public health--significance of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4-S Study) for cost control in Swiss health management conditions].
    Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 1997, Nov-01, Volume: 127, Issue:44

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cost Control; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Female; Forecasting; Health Care Costs; Health Services Misuse; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Switzerland

1997
Lipoprotein changes and reduction in the incidence of major coronary heart disease events in the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)
    Circulation, 1998, Apr-21, Volume: 97, Issue:15

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, Dietary; Coronary Disease; Double-Blind Method; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Lipoproteins; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Predictive Value of Tests; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Simvastatin; Triglycerides

1998
Effect of long-term cholesterol-lowering treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (simvastatin) on myocardial perfusion evaluated by thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography.
    Japanese circulation journal, 2000, Volume: 64, Issue:3

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion; Simvastatin; Thallium; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

2000
A pilot study with simvastatin and folic acid/vitamin B12 in preparation for the Study of the Effectiveness of Additional Reductions in Cholesterol and Homocysteine (SEARCH).
    Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD, 2000, Volume: 10, Issue:4

    Topics: Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Folic Acid; Homocysteine; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pilot Projects; Placebos; Simvastatin; Triglycerides; Vitamin B 12

2000
Statin-fibrate combinations in patients with combined hyperlipedemia.
    Atherosclerosis, 2001, Volume: 155, Issue:1

    Topics: Clofibric Acid; Coronary Disease; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fibric Acids; Follow-Up Studies; Gemfibrozil; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type V; Hypolipidemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Simvastatin; Stroke

2001
Risk factors for a major coronary event after myocardial infarction in the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S). Impact of predicted risk on the benefit of cholesterol-lowering treatment.
    European heart journal, 2001, Volume: 22, Issue:13

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Smoking; Time Factors

2001
The A-to-Z Trial: Methods and rationale for a single trial investigating combined use of low-molecular-weight heparin with the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban and defining the efficacy of early aggressive simvastatin therapy.
    American heart journal, 2001, Volume: 142, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticoagulants; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enoxaparin; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Selection; Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; Research Design; Simvastatin; Tirofiban; Tyrosine

2001

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122 other study(ies) available for simvastatin and Cardiovascular Stroke

ArticleYear
Down syndrome, severe psoriasis, and increased risk for cardiovascular events.
    JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2019, Volume: 32, Issue:12

    Topics: Administration, Cutaneous; Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Down Syndrome; Fatal Outcome; Female; Heart Septal Defects; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Hypolipidemic Agents; Interferon-gamma; Metoprolol; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Polycythemia; Psoriasis; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Triamcinolone Acetonide

2019
Treatment Patterns of Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Aged Above and Below 75 Years: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of 1500 Patients in a Tertiary Care Referral Center in Germany.
    Drugs & aging, 2020, Volume: 37, Issue:7

    Topics: Age Factors; Aged; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Artery Disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Germany; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Retrospective Studies; Simvastatin; Tertiary Care Centers; Tertiary Healthcare

2020
Is the decrease of triglyceride level after acute myocardial infarction within a month by the effect of combination therapy of Ezetimibe and Simvastatin.
    International journal of cardiology, 2018, 04-01, Volume: 256

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2018
Temporal trends, determinants, and impact of high-intensity statin prescriptions after percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from a large single-center prospective registry.
    American heart journal, 2019, Volume: 207

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Age Factors; Aged; Angina, Unstable; Atherosclerosis; Atorvastatin; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Infarction; Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prospective Studies; Registries; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Tertiary Care Centers; Time Factors

2019
Sevoflurane postconditioning is not mediated by ferritin accumulation and cannot be rescued by simvastatin in isolated streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat hearts.
    PloS one, 2019, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Disease Models, Animal; Ferritins; Gene Expression Regulation; Heart; Iron; Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide; Rats; Sevoflurane; Simvastatin; Streptozocin

2019
Simvastatin treatment inhibits hypoxia inducible factor 1-alpha-(HIF-1alpha)-prolyl-4-hydroxylase 3 (PHD-3) and increases angiogenesis after myocardial infarction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat.
    International journal of cardiology, 2013, Oct-03, Volume: 168, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Female; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Neovascularization, Physiologic; Prolyl-Hydroxylase Inhibitors; Rats; Simvastatin; Streptozocin

2013
Budget impact of rosuvastatin initiation in high-risk hyperlipidemic patients from a US managed care perspective.
    Journal of medical economics, 2013, Volume: 16, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Atorvastatin; Costs and Cost Analysis; Fluorobenzenes; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemias; Managed Care Programs; Models, Economic; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Stroke; Sulfonamides; United States

2013
Exploratory analysis on the use of statins with or without n-3 PUFA and major events in patients discharged for acute myocardial infarction: an observational retrospective study.
    PloS one, 2013, Volume: 8, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fatty Acids, Omega-3; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Matched-Pair Analysis; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2013
High-potency statin and ezetimibe use and mortality in survivors of an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study.
    Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2014, Volume: 100, Issue:11

    Topics: Aged; Azetidines; Drug Combinations; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Population Surveillance; Retrospective Studies; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Survivors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom

2014
Lipid-lowering therapy and mortality post-MI: is it just about the LDL?
    Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2014, Volume: 100, Issue:11

    Topics: Azetidines; Drug Combinations; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Female; Humans; Lipids; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Population Surveillance; Simvastatin; Survivors

2014
Reduced apoptosis after acute myocardial infarction by simvastatin.
    Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2015, Volume: 71, Issue:2

    Topics: Acute Disease; Animals; Apoptosis; bcl-2-Associated X Protein; Caspase 3; Gene Expression Regulation; Heart Ventricles; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Organ Size; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; Rabbits; Simvastatin

2015
Achievement of LDL-cholesterol goal with statins after an st segment elevation myocardial infarction.
    Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2015, Volume: 98, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Cohort Studies; Female; Fluorobenzenes; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Discharge; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Risk Factors; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides; Thailand; Treatment Outcome

2015
Simvastatin alleviates cardiac fibrosis induced by infarction via up-regulation of TGF-β receptor III expression.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2015, Volume: 172, Issue:15

    Topics: Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; Animals; Cell Survival; Cells, Cultured; Echocardiography; Fibrosis; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Mice; Myocardial Infarction; Proteoglycans; Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; Simvastatin; Up-Regulation

2015
Comparative evaluation of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors in experimentally-induced myocardial necrosis: Biochemical, morphological and histological studies.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2015, Oct-05, Volume: 764

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphatases; Animals; Atorvastatin; Blood Glucose; Cardiotonic Agents; Catalase; Cholesterol; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Fluvastatin; Glutathione; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Indoles; Isoproterenol; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Necrosis; Pravastatin; Rats, Wistar; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Superoxide Dismutase; Triglycerides

2015
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis of OTC use of simvastatin 10 mg for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction in Iranian men.
    Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015, Dec-30, Volume: 23

    Topics: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Humans; Iran; Male; Markov Chains; Middle Aged; Models, Economic; Myocardial Infarction; Nonprescription Drugs; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Simvastatin

2015
PROVE-IT to IMPROVE-IT: Why LDL-C Goals Still Matter in Post-ACS Patients.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016, Feb-02, Volume: 67, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

2016
Statin use associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia requiring hospitalization in patients with myocardial infarction: a nested case-control study.
    BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2016, Jan-28, Volume: 16

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Case-Control Studies; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Female; Fluvastatin; Heart Failure; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypertension; Incidence; Indoles; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Pneumonia; Protective Factors; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Taiwan

2016
Cost-benefit analysis of the polypill in the primary prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke.
    European journal of epidemiology, 2016, Volume: 31, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amlodipine; Aspirin; Cardiovascular Agents; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Humans; Hydrochlorothiazide; Losartan; Markov Chains; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Polypharmacy; Primary Prevention; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Simvastatin; Stroke; United Kingdom

2016
Starting the polypill: the use of a single age cut-off in males and females.
    Journal of medical screening, 2017, Volume: 24, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Cardiovascular Agents; Drug Combinations; Female; Humans; Hydrochlorothiazide; Losartan; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Preventive Health Services; Simvastatin; State Medicine; Stroke; United Kingdom

2017
Simvastatin ameliorates ventricular remodeling via the TGF‑β1 signaling pathway in rats following myocardial infarction.
    Molecular medicine reports, 2016, Volume: 13, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Biomarkers; Disease Models, Animal; Heart Ventricles; Hemodynamics; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipids; Male; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; Myocardial Infarction; Rats; Signal Transduction; Simvastatin; Smad3 Protein; Smad7 Protein; Transforming Growth Factor beta1; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Remodeling

2016
Relation of Variability of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Blood Pressure to Events in Patients With Previous Myocardial Infarction from the IDEAL Trial.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2017, Feb-01, Volume: 119, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Antihypertensive Agents; Atorvastatin; Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cause of Death; Cholesterol, LDL; Dyslipidemias; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Stroke

2017
Predictors of Nonuse of a High-Potency Statin After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Insights From the Stabilization of Plaques Using Darapladib-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 52 (SOLID-TIMI 52) Trial.
    Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017, 01-11, Volume: 6, Issue:1

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Age Factors; Aged; Angina, Unstable; Atorvastatin; Benzaldehydes; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Oximes; Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Renal Insufficiency; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Secondary Prevention; Sex Factors; Simvastatin

2017
Atherothrombotic Risk Stratification and Ezetimibe for Secondary Prevention.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017, Feb-28, Volume: 69, Issue:8

    Topics: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Aged; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2017
Using lower cost statins improves outcomes for normal cholesterol non-diabetic patients.
    Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research, 2017, Volume: 17, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Cardiovascular Diseases; Drug Costs; Drugs, Generic; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Myocardial Infarction; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Outcome

2017
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor regulates endothelial progenitor function through the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase/AKT signal transduction pathway.
    Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2009, Volume: 157, Issue:3

    Topics: AC133 Antigen; Animals; Antigens, CD; Antigens, CD34; Blotting, Western; Cells, Cultured; Endothelial Cells; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Glycoproteins; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Peptides; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Signal Transduction; Simvastatin; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

2009
[Stable coronary heart disease--lessons from the COURAGE Study. With intensive drug therapy on the success track].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2008, Jun-05, Volume: 150, Issue:23

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticholesteremic Agents; Azetidines; Cardiovascular Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Coronary Disease; Coronary Stenosis; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Ezetimibe; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Life Style; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin

2008
Efficacy of statins in familial hypercholesterolaemia: a long term cohort study.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2008, Nov-11, Volume: 337

    Topics: Adult; Atorvastatin; Cohort Studies; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2008
[Effects and potential mechanisms of short-term use of simvastatin on myocardial no-reflow after ischemia-reperfusion in rats].
    Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi, 2008, Volume: 36, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Endothelium, Vascular; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Myocardium; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Simvastatin

2008
Simvastatin reduces myocardial infarct size via increased nitric oxide production in normocholesterolemic rabbits.
    Journal of cardiology, 2009, Volume: 53, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Cholesterol; Coronary Vessels; Enzyme Inhibitors; Heart; Hemodynamics; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; Nitric Oxide; Organ Size; Rabbits; Simvastatin

2009
Myocardial infarction in a 72-year-old woman with low LDL-C and increased hsCRP: implications for statin therapy.
    Clinical chemistry, 2009, Volume: 55, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; C-Reactive Protein; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin

2009
Inhibition of type 2A secretory phospholipase A2 reduces death of cardiomyocytes in acute myocardial infarction.
    Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2009, Volume: 14, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cell Membrane; Cell Movement; Disease Models, Animal; Enzyme Inhibitors; Group II Phospholipases A2; Heart Function Tests; Immunohistochemistry; Macrophages; Myocardial Infarction; Myocytes, Cardiac; Neutrophils; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Simvastatin; Solubility

2009
Rebound inflammatory response during the acute phase of myocardial infarction after simvastatin withdrawal.
    Atherosclerosis, 2009, Volume: 207, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Inflammation; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Up-Regulation

2009
Saving lives, money and resources: drug and CABG/PCI use after myocardial infarction in a Swedish record-linkage study.
    The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2010, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atherectomy; Catheter Ablation; Clopidogrel; Coronary Artery Bypass; Diabetes Mellitus; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Health Care Costs; Hospital Costs; Humans; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Sweden; Ticlopidine; Treatment Outcome

2010
Simvastatin alleviates myocardial contractile dysfunction and lethal ischemic injury in rat heart independent of cholesterol-lowering effects.
    Physiological research, 2009, Volume: 58, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiotonic Agents; Cholesterol; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Myocardial Contraction; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Myocardium; Perfusion; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Recovery of Function; Simvastatin; Ventricular Pressure

2009
Factors associated with recurrent coronary events among patients with cardiovascular disease.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:8

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Case-Control Studies; Cholesterol; Female; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin

2009
Rosuvastatin for cardiovascular prevention: too many uncertainties.
    Prescrire international, 2009, Volume: 18, Issue:102

    Topics: Aged; Angina, Unstable; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluorobenzenes; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Pravastatin; Pyrimidines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Simvastatin; Stroke; Sulfonamides; Uncertainty

2009
Combined therapy with simvastatin and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells increases benefits in infarcted swine hearts.
    Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Differentiation; Cell Survival; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytokines; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Inflammation Mediators; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Muscle Development; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Oxidative Stress; Simvastatin; Swine; Swine, Miniature

2009
In rats with myocardial infarction, interference by simvastatin with the TLR4 signal pathway attenuates ventricular remodelling.
    Acta cardiologica, 2009, Volume: 64, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anticholesteremic Agents; Dilatation, Pathologic; Endothelium, Vascular; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; Interleukin-6; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Rats; Simvastatin; Toll-Like Receptor 4; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Ventricular Remodeling

2009
Dipyridamole with low-dose aspirin augments the infarct size-limiting effects of simvastatin.
    Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2010, Volume: 24, Issue:5-6

    Topics: Animals; Aspirin; CREB-Binding Protein; Dipyridamole; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Interactions; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Simvastatin

2010
Intensive lipid lowering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and previous myocardial infarction: an explorative analysis from the incremental decrease in endpoints through aggressive lipid lowering (IDEAL) trial.
    Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2011, Volume: 50, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Statistics as Topic

2011
[On the current debate on lowering LDL cholesterol with ezetimibe].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2010, Volume: 135, Issue:44

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Azetidines; Cholesterol, LDL; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Drug Combinations; Drug Costs; Ezetimibe; Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination; Financing, Personal; Fluorobenzenes; Germany; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; Myocardial Infarction; National Health Programs; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Sulfonamides

2010
Effect of simvastatin on collagen I deposition in non-infarcted myocardium: role of NF-κB and osteopontin.
    Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology, 2010, Volume: 88, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Collagen Type I; Fibrosis; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; NF-kappa B; NF-kappa B p50 Subunit; Osteopontin; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; RNA, Messenger; Simvastatin; Ventricular Function, Left

2010
The effects of simvastatin on angiogenesis: studied by an original model of atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction in rabbit.
    Molecular biology reports, 2011, Volume: 38, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Atherosclerosis; Coronary Angiography; Disease Models, Animal; Heart Function Tests; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; Immunohistochemistry; Lipids; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Neovascularization, Pathologic; Rabbits; Simvastatin; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

2011
Statins have an early antiplatelet effect in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
    Platelets, 2011, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenosine Diphosphate; Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Arachidonic Acid; Blood Platelets; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Platelet Function Tests; Pravastatin; Simvastatin

2011
CRP: star trekking the galaxy of risk markers.
    Lancet (London, England), 2011, Feb-05, Volume: 377, Issue:9764

    Topics: Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Stroke

2011
Half-dose ezetimibe add-on to statin therapy is effective in improving resistant hyperlipidaemia in Asian patients with ischaemic heart disease.
    Singapore medical journal, 2011, Volume: 52, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Asia; Azetidines; Cholesterol; Cohort Studies; Ezetimibe; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemias; Lipoproteins, LDL; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2011
Cardioprotective effects of low-dose combination therapy with a statin and an angiotensin receptor blocker in a rat myocardial infarction model.
    Journal of cardiology, 2012, Volume: 59, Issue:1

    Topics: Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; Animals; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Circulation; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Therapy, Combination; Hemodynamics; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Losartan; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Simvastatin

2012
Short-term statin administration in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits resistant to postconditioning: effects on infarct size, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and nitro-oxidative stress.
    Cardiovascular research, 2012, Jun-01, Volume: 94, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anticholesteremic Agents; Disease Models, Animal; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Nitric Oxide; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Oxidative Stress; Pravastatin; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; Rabbits; Simvastatin

2012
Phosphorylation of endothelial NOS contributes to simvastatin protection against myocardial no-reflow and infarction in reperfused swine hearts: partially via the PKA signaling pathway.
    Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2012, Volume: 33, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; Anticholesteremic Agents; Creatine Kinase; Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; Heart; Hemodynamics; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Myocardium; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Phosphorylation; Signal Transduction; Simvastatin; Swine; Swine, Miniature

2012
Simvastatin attenuates sympathetic hyperinnervation to prevent atrial fibrillation during the postmyocardial infarction remodeling process.
    Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2012, Dec-15, Volume: 113, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Atrial Fibrillation; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Simvastatin; Sympathetic Nervous System; Treatment Outcome

2012
Statins reduce new-onset atrial fibrillation in a first-time myocardial infarction population: a nationwide propensity score-matched study.
    European journal of preventive cardiology, 2014, Volume: 21, Issue:3

    Topics: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atorvastatin; Atrial Fibrillation; Chi-Square Distribution; Comorbidity; Denmark; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Infarction; Polypharmacy; Pravastatin; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Pyrroles; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

2014
Paracetamol and simvastatin: a potential interaction resulting in hepatotoxicity.
    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2012, Volume: 48, Issue:7

    Topics: Acetaminophen; Aged; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Coronary Artery Bypass; Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; Drug Interactions; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Jaundice; Liver; Myocardial Infarction; Nausea; Simvastatin; Vomiting

2012
Pleiotropic effects of simvastatin are associated with mitigation of apoptotic component of cell death upon lethal myocardial reperfusion-induced injury.
    Physiological research, 2012, Volume: 61, Issue:Suppl 2

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; bcl-2-Associated X Protein; Cell Death; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Myocardium; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Reperfusion Injury; Simvastatin

2012
Simvastatin restores endothelial NO-mediated vasorelaxation in large arteries after myocardial infarction.
    American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2002, Volume: 283, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Arteries; Cattle; Cells, Cultured; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endothelium, Vascular; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Organ Culture Techniques; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reference Values; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Vasodilation; Vasomotor System

2002
Frequency of new coronary events in older persons with peripheral arterial disease and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol > or = 125 mg/dl treated with statins versus no lipid-lowering drug.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2002, Oct-01, Volume: 90, Issue:7

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Services for the Aged; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Incidence; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; New York; Peripheral Vascular Diseases; Pravastatin; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome; Triglycerides

2002
[Dangerous plaque often symptom-free. ACE inhibitors prevent rupture].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2002, Aug-22, Volume: 144, Issue:33-34

    Topics: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Arteriosclerosis; Cerebral Infarction; Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Ramipril; Risk Factors; Simvastatin

2002
MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study.
    Lancet (London, England), 2002, Nov-30, Volume: 360, Issue:9347

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Coronary Disease; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Treatment Outcome

2002
Benefits of simvastin in cholesterol lowering.
    Current atherosclerosis reports, 2003, Volume: 5, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Stroke; United Kingdom

2003
Statins in threatened stroke.
    Stroke, 2003, Volume: 34, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypolipidemic Agents; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome

2003
Effect of statins on mortality and cardiovascular events in elderly high-risk persons.
    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2003, Volume: 51, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cause of Death; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Compliance; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Stroke; United Kingdom

2003
Simvastatin reduces infarct size in a model of acute myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in the rat.
    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2003, Volume: 9, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; Simvastatin; Transcription Factors

2003
[Preventing infarct by lowering LDL. Is 100 the upper limit for every diabetic patient?].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2003, Sep-18, Volume: 145, Issue:38

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diabetic Angiopathies; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Reference Values; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

2003
A cholesterol drug protects some people with diabetes.
    Heart advisor, 2003, Volume: 6, Issue:8

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Diabetic Angiopathies; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Stroke

2003
Simvastatin-induced myocardial protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury is mediated by activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels.
    Coronary artery disease, 2004, Volume: 15, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; Collateral Circulation; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Therapy, Combination; Glyburide; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Models, Cardiovascular; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Potassium Channels; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Simvastatin; Statistics as Topic

2004
Updated guidelines support even lower cholesterol levels for at-risk patients.
    Report on medical guidelines & outcomes research, 2004, Aug-06, Volume: 15, Issue:15

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Coronary Disease; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Simvastatin; Triglycerides; United States

2004
Simvastatin acutely reduces myocardial reperfusion injury in vivo by activating the phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway.
    Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2004, Volume: 44, Issue:3

    Topics: Androstadienes; Animals; Cholesterol; Coronary Stenosis; Drug Administration Schedule; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; Proto-Oncogene Proteins; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Signal Transduction; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Wortmannin

2004
Doubling Zocor dose fails to double its benefit.
    Health news (Waltham, Mass.), 2004, Volume: 10, Issue:11

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Treatment Failure

2004
Prognostic significance of simvastatin therapy in patients with ischemic heart failure who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2005, Mar-01, Volume: 95, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; C-Reactive Protein; Coronary Angiography; Female; Fibrinogen; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Simvastatin over the counter.
    Drug and therapeutics bulletin, 2005, Volume: 43, Issue:4

    Topics: Coronary Disease; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Nonprescription Drugs; Safety; Self Medication; Simvastatin

2005
Effectiveness of statins for secondary prevention in elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction: an evaluation of class effect.
    CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2005, Apr-26, Volume: 172, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Cohort Studies; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Female; Fluvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Indoles; Lovastatin; Male; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Compliance; Pravastatin; Proportional Hazards Models; Pyrroles; Retrospective Studies; Secondary Prevention; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

2005
Plaque regression--a new target for antiatherosclerotic therapy.
    American heart journal, 2005, Volume: 149, Issue:3

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Artery Disease; Disease Progression; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Premedication; Pyrroles; Radiography; Remission Induction; Risk Reduction Behavior; Simvastatin; Ultrasonography

2005
Simvastatin regulates myocardial cytokine expression and improves ventricular remodeling in rats after acute myocardial infarction.
    Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2005, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Blotting, Western; Body Weight; Collagen Type I; Cytokines; Disease Models, Animal; Echocardiography; Female; Gene Expression; Heart; Hemodynamics; Immunohistochemistry; Lipids; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Organ Size; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Simvastatin; Ventricular Remodeling

2005
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors inhibit endothelial exocytosis and decrease myocardial infarct size.
    Circulation research, 2005, Jun-10, Volume: 96, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Cells, Cultured; Clinical Trials as Topic; Endothelium, Vascular; Exocytosis; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Myocardial Infarction; N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Proteins; Neutrophil Infiltration; Nitric Oxide; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Simvastatin; Vesicular Transport Proteins; Weibel-Palade Bodies

2005
Statin use after acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide study in Denmark.
    British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2005, Volume: 60, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care; Atorvastatin; Denmark; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Population Surveillance; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Registries; Sex Distribution; Simvastatin

2005
Wider role seen for "remarkable" statins. Study suggests that benefits extend even to those with "normal" cholesterol levels.
    Heart advisor, 2002, Volume: 5, Issue:1

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Diabetic Angiopathies; Female; Humans; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Refusal

2002
Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with severe unrecognized mitral stenosis.
    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2006, Volume: 12, Issue:3

    Topics: Analgesics; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Anticholesteremic Agents; Anticoagulants; Aspirin; Atrial Fibrillation; Diuretics; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Electrocardiography; Female; Fibrinolytic Agents; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydrochlorothiazide; Metoprolol; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Stenosis; Myocardial Infarction; Nadroparin; Simvastatin; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

2006
A tale of two trials: a comparison of the post-acute coronary syndrome lipid-lowering trials A to Z and PROVE IT-TIMI 22.
    Circulation, 2006, Mar-21, Volume: 113, Issue:11

    Topics: Aged; Angina, Unstable; Atorvastatin; C-Reactive Protein; Cardiovascular Diseases; Case Management; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Comorbidity; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endpoint Determination; Female; Heptanoic Acids; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Life Tables; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Myocardial Revascularization; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research Design; Risk; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Tirofiban; Treatment Outcome; Tyrosine

2006
Preprocedural statin therapy reduces the risk and extent of cardiac biomarker release following percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Heart and vessels, 2006, Volume: 21, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angina Pectoris; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Biomarkers; Coronary Angiography; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Pilot Projects; Simvastatin; Troponin

2006
High-dose statins and the IDEAL study.
    JAMA, 2006, Jun-07, Volume: 295, Issue:21

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2006
High-dose statins and the IDEAL study.
    JAMA, 2006, Jun-07, Volume: 295, Issue:21

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2006
High-dose statins and the IDEAL study.
    JAMA, 2006, Jun-07, Volume: 295, Issue:21

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2006
High-dose statins and the IDEAL study.
    JAMA, 2006, Jun-07, Volume: 295, Issue:21

    Topics: Atorvastatin; Cholesterol, LDL; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Pyrroles; Simvastatin

2006
Post-infarction treatment with simvastatin reduces myocardial no-reflow by opening of the KATP channel.
    European journal of heart failure, 2007, Volume: 9, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antigens, CD; Cadherins; Cardiac Output; Cholesterol; Disease Models, Animal; Electrocardiography; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; KATP Channels; Myocardial Infarction; Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; Simvastatin; Swine; Swine, Miniature; Ventricular Function, Left

2007
Low-dose simvastatin improves survival and ventricular function via eNOS in congestive heart failure.
    American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2006, Volume: 291, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Heart Failure; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; Lipids; Liver; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Transgenic; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Pulmonary Edema; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Pretreatment with simvastatin reduces myocardial no-reflow by opening mitochondrial K(ATP) channel.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2006, Volume: 149, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Antigens, CD; Cadherins; Cholesterol; Coronary Circulation; Female; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Potassium Channels; Simvastatin; Swine; Swine, Miniature

2006
Effect of combination therapy with simvastatin and carvedilol in patients with left ventricular dysfunction complicated with acute myocardial infarction who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2006, Volume: 70, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Carbazoles; Carvedilol; Death; Disease-Free Survival; Drug Evaluation; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Propanolamines; Retrospective Studies; Simvastatin; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Simvastatin improves left ventricular function after myocardial infarction in hypercholesterolemic rabbits by anti-inflammatory effects.
    Cardiovascular research, 2006, Dec-01, Volume: 72, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Diet; Echocardiography; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Models, Animal; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Rabbits; rac1 GTP-Binding Protein; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; Simvastatin; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Effects of Tribuli saponins on ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in hyperlipidemic rats.
    The American journal of Chinese medicine, 2007, Volume: 35, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Cardiac Volume; Cholesterol; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Heart Ventricles; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemias; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Plant Extracts; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Saponins; Simvastatin; Stroke Volume; Tribulus; Ultrasonography; Ventricular Remodeling

2007
Effect of statin withdrawal on frequency of cardiac events after vascular surgery.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2007, Jul-15, Volume: 100, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Atorvastatin; Electrocardiography; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Female; Fluvastatin; Heart Diseases; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Indoles; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Postoperative Complications; Pravastatin; Pyrroles; Simvastatin; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Troponin T; Vascular Surgical Procedures

2007
Myocardial infarcts in a patient with a single right sided coronary ostium and interarterial course of the circumflex artery: the role of multi-modality imaging.
    International journal of cardiology, 2009, Feb-06, Volume: 132, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Antihypertensive Agents; Aspirin; Bisoprolol; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Vessel Anomalies; Coronary Vessels; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Perindopril; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Simvastatin; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

2009
Pretreatment with high-dose statin, but not low-dose statin, ezetimibe, or the combination of low-dose statin and ezetimibe, limits infarct size in the rat.
    Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2008, Volume: 13, Issue:1

    Topics: 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; Animals; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atorvastatin; Azetidines; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ezetimibe; Heptanoic Acids; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Pyrroles; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Simvastatin; Up-Regulation

2008
Replication of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study using a primary care medical record database prompted exploration of a new method to address unmeasured confounding.
    Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2008, Volume: 17, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Coronary Disease; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Primary Health Care; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

2008
Simvastatin restores ischemic preconditioning in the presence of hyperglycemia through a nitric oxide-mediated mechanism.
    Anesthesiology, 2008, Volume: 108, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Blood Glucose; Dogs; Female; Hyperglycemia; Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Nitric Oxide; Simvastatin

2008
Lowering patients' cholesterol. Excluding patients from trials increases uncertainty.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1995, Sep-09, Volume: 311, Issue:7006

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Humans; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Research Design; Simvastatin

1995
Implications of 4S evidence on baseline lipid levels.
    Lancet (London, England), 1995, Jul-15, Volume: 346, Issue:8968

    Topics: Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lipids; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Triglycerides

1995
Treatment of myocardial infarction and angina. Advice on reducing cholesterol should be included.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1995, Feb-18, Volume: 310, Issue:6977

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Humans; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1995
Biochemical diagnosis of myocardial infarction? Cardiac enzymes or caveat emptor.
    Postgraduate medical journal, 1994, Volume: 70, Issue:820

    Topics: Creatine Kinase; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1994
Implementation of the 4S study in first myocardial infarction.
    Lancet (London, England), 1996, Feb-24, Volume: 347, Issue:9000

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lovastatin; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1996
[The cholesterol hypothesis has been proved true at last].
    Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 1995, Volume: 111, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

1995
Atherosclerosis and restenosis: reflections on the Lovastatin Restenosis Trial and Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1996, Nov-01, Volume: 78, Issue:9

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticholesteremic Agents; Coronary Artery Disease; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Humans; Lovastatin; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recurrence; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

1996
Therapy and clinical trials.
    Current opinion in lipidology, 1997, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL; Clinical Trials as Topic; Coronary Disease; Female; Humans; Lipids; Lovastatin; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Simvastatin

1997
Underutilization of lipid-lowering drugs in older persons with prior myocardial infarction and a serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol > 125 mg/dl.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1998, Sep-01, Volume: 82, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Drug Utilization; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; United States

1998
Coronary artery disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study experience.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1998, Nov-26, Volume: 82, Issue:10B

    Topics: Angina Pectoris; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol, LDL; Coronary Disease; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Female; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Male; Middle Aged; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Simvastatin

1998
Natural statins and stroke risk.
    Circulation, 1999, Jan-19, Volume: 99, Issue:2

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Simvastatin

1999
Relative risk reduction in trial results.
    The American journal of cardiology, 1999, Feb-01, Volume: 83, Issue:3

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Scotland; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

1999
The apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele determines prognosis and the effect on prognosis of simvastatin in survivors of myocardial infarction : a substudy of the Scandinavian simvastatin survival study.
    Circulation, 2000, Mar-28, Volume: 101, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alleles; Apolipoprotein E4; Apolipoproteins E; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genotype; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Simvastatin

2000
[Coronary heart disease: grave deficiencies in secondary prevention. Almost no one is concerned with blood lipids].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2000, Jun-15, Volume: 142, Issue:24

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pravastatin; Recurrence; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

2000
[Familial hypercholesterolemia: recognition and prevention of cardiac complications at a young age].
    Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2000, Jul-22, Volume: 144, Issue:30

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Angina Pectoris; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Anticholesteremic Agents; Arcus Senilis; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Diagnosis, Differential; Diet, Fat-Restricted; Female; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin

2000
Effect of preoperative statin therapy and cardiac outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2000, Nov-15, Volume: 86, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atorvastatin; Cause of Death; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Disease; Female; Heart Failure; Heptanoic Acids; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Incidence; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Infarction; Preoperative Care; Pyrroles; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Outcome

2000
Use of the statins in patients after acute myocardial infarction: does evidence change practice?
    Archives of internal medicine, 2001, Jan-22, Volume: 161, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Utilization; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Lipids; Male; Medicine; Myocardial Infarction; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Pravastatin; Publishing; Simvastatin; Specialization; Survival Rate

2001
Coronary artery reactivity after treatment with simvastatin.
    Current atherosclerosis reports, 2001, Volume: 3, Issue:2

    Topics: Amlodipine; Bezafibrate; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Disease; Coronary Vessels; Female; Humans; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simvastatin; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome

2001
[Secondary prevention in myocardial infarct patients. Early treatment with statins].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2000, Dec-07, Volume: 142, Issue:49-50

    Topics: Combined Modality Therapy; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Revascularization; Recurrence; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

2000
Does pretreatment with statins improve clinical outcome after stroke? A pilot case-referent study.
    Stroke, 2001, Volume: 32, Issue:5

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Pilot Projects; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Secondary Prevention; Sex Distribution; Simvastatin; Stroke; Sweden; Treatment Outcome

2001
[Hypercholesterolemia in high risk patients. Targeting low goal values].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2001, Apr-12, Volume: 143, Issue:15

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Cholesterol; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Survival Rate

2001
[Simvastatin after myocardial infarct. Losing no time].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2001, Apr-12, Volume: 143, Issue:15

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Survival Analysis

2001
Expression of an endothelial-type nitric oxide synthase isoform in human neutrophils: modification by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and during acute myocardial infarction.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2001, Mar-01, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Blotting, Northern; Down-Regulation; Female; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Neutrophils; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Simvastatin; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

2001
Pretreatment with simvastatin attenuates myocardial dysfunction after ischemia and chronic reperfusion.
    Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2001, Volume: 21, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Anticholesteremic Agents; Hemodynamics; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Myocardial Reperfusion; Premedication; Simvastatin; Ultrasonography; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2001
Heart protection study finds simvastatin reduces vascular risk in a wide range of high-risk patients.
    The American journal of managed care, 2002, Volume: Suppl

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; England; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Myocardial Infarction; Simvastatin; Stroke

2002
Withdrawal of statins increases event rates in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
    Circulation, 2002, Mar-26, Volume: 105, Issue:12

    Topics: Acute Disease; Cholesterol; Clinical Trials as Topic; Comorbidity; Coronary Artery Disease; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heparin; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Incidence; Lovastatin; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Pravastatin; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Troponin; United States

2002
Statins as the new aspirin. Conclusions from the heart protection study were premature.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2002, Mar-30, Volume: 324, Issue:7340

    Topics: Anticholesteremic Agents; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial Infarction; Risk Factors; Simvastatin

2002
Statin-induced fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.
    The European respiratory journal, 2002, Volume: 19, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Biopsy, Needle; Coronary Disease; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Therapy, Combination; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypolipidemic Agents; Immunohistochemistry; Lung Diseases, Interstitial; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Respiratory Function Tests; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Simvastatin; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

2002
Lipid-lowering drug use and cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2002, Volume: 36, Issue:5

    Topics: Cholesterol; Clofibrate; Cohort Studies; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Disease; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hyperlipidemias; Hypolipidemic Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Niacin; Pravastatin; Risk Factors; Simvastatin; Stroke; Treatment Outcome

2002