Tolerability and Efficacy of Rosuvastatin - Fenofibrate Combine Therapy in Korean Patients With Combined Hyperlipidemia

Summary

Although the combination of statin and fenofibrate is one of the options for patients with combined hyperlipidemia, non-lipid effects of it has not been completely understood yet. In this study we compared the effects of rosuvastatin 10 mg/fenofibrate 160 mg combination and rosuvastatin 10 mg monotherapy on muscle and liver enzyme, homocysteine levels, kidney, blood glucose control, and blood cell counts.

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Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

2011-04

Publications

• Background Paterson JM, Smith SM, Simpson J, Grace OC, Sosunov AA, Bell JE, Antoni FA. Characterisation of human adenylyl cyclase IX reveals inhibition by Ca(2+)/Calcineurin and differential mRNA plyadenylation. J Neurochem. 2000 Oct;75(4):1358-67. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751358.x.
• Lee SH, Cho KI, Kim JY, Ahn YK, Rha SW, Kim YJ, Choi YS, Choi SW, Jeon DW, Min PK, Choi DJ, Baek SH, Kim KS, Byun YS, Jang Y. Non-lipid effects of rosuvastatin-fenofibrate combination therapy in high-risk Asian patients with mixed hyperlipidemia. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Mar;221(1):169-75. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.12.042. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

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