A case of prominent coronary plaque regression with statin therapy

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):275-276. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 May 3.

Authors

Toru Awaya¹, Chiori Kodama², Masaya Yamamoto², Osamu Okazaki², Hisao Hara², Yukio Hiroi², Masao Moroi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: tooru.awaya@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 31080108
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.05.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atorvastatin / therapeutic use*
Biomarkers / blood
Cholesterol, LDL / blood
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy*
Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / drug therapy*
Coronary Stenosis / pathology
Dyslipidemias / blood
Dyslipidemias / diagnosis
Dyslipidemias / drug therapy*
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Male
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Biomarkers
Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Atorvastatin