Abstract
We enrolled 126 male nonsmoking coronary artery disease (CAD) outpatients to determine if a very-low-fat diet with or without an accompanying 10-mg daily dose of simvastatin could achieve a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of 2.5 mmol/L or lower. Compliance was ensured with a highly simplified diet regimen. No patients reduced LDL to the target value with diet alone, whereas 33% achieved the goal with diet plus drug. Thus, diet alone, even when based on restricted lipid content and a simplified regimen, cannot achieve cholesterol goals in CAD.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 36-40 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cardiology Review |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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Can a very-low-fat diet achieve cholesterol goals in CAD? / Aquilani, R.; Tramarin, R.; Pedretti, R. F E; Bertolotti, G.; Sommaruga, M.; Mariani, P.; Ruffato, L.; Catapano, M.; Boschi, F.; Dossena, M.; Pastoris, O.
In: Cardiology Review, Vol. 17, No. 10, 2000, p. 36-40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Aquilani, R.
AU - Tramarin, R.
AU - Pedretti, R. F E
AU - Bertolotti, G.
AU - Sommaruga, M.
AU - Mariani, P.
AU - Ruffato, L.
AU - Catapano, M.
AU - Boschi, F.
AU - Dossena, M.
AU - Pastoris, O.
PY - 2000
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