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Minerva Med
; 83(12): 819-25, 1992 Dec.
Artigo
em Italiano
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1491762
RESUMO
The Authors examine the relationship between diabetes mellitus, lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis with particular emphasis on the role of insulin and on the therapeutic consequences. The results of a study on the efficacy and tolerability of simvastatin in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in non insulin-dependent diabetic patients are reported. Simvastatin administration induce a significant reduction and increase in total and HDL cholesterol levels respectively contributes to the decrease of triglycerides without interfering with the metabolic control of diabetic condition.