Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Sep 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of the efficacy and tolerability of simvastatin and atorvastatin in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
Simvastatin and atorvastatin are effective statins for treating hypercholesterolemia. ⋯ In patients with hypercholesterolemia, the most commonly used doses of simvastatin and atorvastatin produced similar changes in LDL cholesterol and achieved an LDL cholesterol level < or = 130 mg/dl (3.4 mmol/l) in a similar number of patients. Both statins were well tolerated.