Effect comparison between rosuvastatin and Xuezhikang on carotid atherosclerosis / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the effect between Xuezhikang and rosuvastatin on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) .Methods :A total of 90 patients with carotid atherosclerosis were randomly and equally divided into control group ,Xuezhikang group and rosuvastatin group according to number table .After six-month treatment ,changes of blood lipid levels and IMT were compared among three groups .Results:Compared with before treatment ,there were significant improvements in blood lipid levels (except high density lipoprotein cholesterol ) and IMT after six months in Xuezhikang group and rosuvastatin group , P 0.05 all) except that LDL-C level of rosuvastatin group was significantly lower than that of Xuezhikang group ( P< 0.05 ) .Conclusion:Both Xuezhikang and rosuvastatin can significantly improve carotid atherosclerosis ,and their therapeutic effects are equal .