Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
- Volume 20 Issue 2
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- Pages.152-159
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- 2003
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- 2799-8010(eISSN)
Evaluation of short-term Hypolipidemic Effect and Safety of Simvastatin($Zocor^{(R)}$ ) in Patients with Hyperlipidemia
고콜레스테롤혈증 환자에서 Simvastatin($Zocor^{(R)}$ ) 단기 투여후 효과와 안정성 평가
- Kim, Min-Kyoung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Park, Yong-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Park, Jong-Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Shin, Dong-Gu (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Kim, Young-Jo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Kim, Gi-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University)
- 김민경 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 박용호 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 박종선 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 신동구 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 김영조 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 김기식 (계명대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
- Published : 2003.12.30
Abstract
Background : Hyperlipidemia is the one of the major risk factors causing the atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. Treatment of hyperlipidemia with drugs has been confirmed the effects of therapy showing a decreased incidence of coronary artery disease. Simvastatin is a new drug of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the short-term hypolipidemic effects and safety of simvastatin is evaluated in patients with hyperlipidemia. Methods: We studied 63 patients (39 males and 24 females, mean age 58) for 12 weeks whose plasma levels of total cholesterol were higher than 240 mg/dL or higher than 220 mg/dL with ischemic heart disease. Simvastatin was administered 20 mg/day and measured lipid profile at 12 week interval. Result: 1) Simvastatin significantly reduced the level of the plasma total cholesterol(-29.3%), LDL-cholesterol(-36.9%) and triglyceride(-13%)(p<0.05) but the level of HDL-cholesterol was not changed after 12 weeks simvastatin therapy. 2) the clinical symptoms and laboratory examination before and after simvastatin treatment showed no particular abnormal findings in short term follow up. Conclusion: These results suggested that short-term simvastatin therapy in patients with hyperlipidemia seeems to be very effective and safe.
고지혈증이 관상동맥 죽상 동맥경화증의 가장 중요한 위험 인자이며 또한 고지혈증을 치료할 경우 관상동맥 질환의 발생이 감소한다고 인정되고 있다. 이러한 고지혈증 치료제로 새로 개발된 simvastatin(