?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comparative+evaluation+of+the+effect+of+statin+drugs+in+Hyperlipidaemic+patients&rft.creator=Suresh+Pichandi+%2C+Y.Yagneswara+Rao+%2C+Jawahar+Farook+%2C+Palanisamy+Pasupathi+%2C+Govindaswamy+Bakthavathsalam++%2C+Sathiyamoorthy+Subramaniyam%2C+Rajaram+Virumandy%2C+Boopathi+subramaniyam+%2C++Babu+Shankar+Ponnusha%2C++Athimoolam+Ambika++Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=Background%3A+Statins+clearly+confer+substantial+benefit+in+people+with+established+cardiovascular+(CV)+disease+(secondary+prevention).+The+effectiveness+of+various+statin+drugs+in+hyperlipidaemic+patients+is+evaluated+in+the+present+study.+Aim%3A+This+work+was+undertaken+to+assess+the+effective+role+of+statin+in+hyperlipidaemic+patients+with+cardiovascular+disease+and+comparison+was+made+between+various+classes+of+statin+drugs.+Settings+and+Design%3A+The+study+population+contained+50+subjects+with+hyperlipidaemia+and+they+were+administered+with+statin+class+of+drugs.+Results%3A+The+administration+of+Rosuvastatin+and+Atrovastatin+was+found+to+be+more+effective+in+the+treatment+of+hyperlipidaemic+patients+than+that+of+Simvastatin+and+Pravastatin.+Although+flavostatin+also+had+a+profound+effect%2C+the+dosage+was+high+compared+to+other+statins.+Hence+its+effectiveness+compared+to+Rosuvastatin+and+Atrovastatin+need+to+be+further+investigated.+Conclusions%3A+Rosuvastatin+and+Atrovastatin+can+be+more+effective+in+reducing+hyperlipidemia+compared+to+other+classes+of+statin+drugs+and+thus+further+reduce+the+risk+of+cardiovascular+disease+in+such+patients.In+addition+to+that%2CRosuvasatin+had+less+side+effects+in+patients+as+compared+to+atrovastatin+and+can+be+defined+as+the+most+effective++among+the+statin+class+of+drugs.&rft.publisher=CurrentSciDirect+Publications&rft.date=2011-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7324%2F1%2FComparative_evaluation_of_the_effect_of_statin_drugs_in_Hyperlipidaemic_patients.pdf&rft.identifier=++Suresh+Pichandi+%2C+Y.Yagneswara+Rao+%2C+Jawahar+Farook+%2C+Palanisamy+Pasupathi+%2C+Govindaswamy+Bakthavathsalam+%2C+Sathiyamoorthy+Subramaniyam%2C+Rajaram+Virumandy%2C+Boopathi+subramaniyam+%2C+Babu+Shankar+Ponnusha%2C+Athimoolam+Ambika+Int+J+Cur+Biomed+Phar+Res.+++(2011)+Comparative+evaluation+of+the+effect+of+statin+drugs+in+Hyperlipidaemic+patients.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7324%2F