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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 1/2007

01.02.2007

One-Month Therapy with Simvastatin Restores Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Children and Adolescents

verfasst von: Waldinai Pereira Ferreira, Marcelo Chiara Bertolami, Simone Nascimento Santos, Marcos Roberto A.C. Barros, Rodrigo Bellio de Matos Barretto, Sèrgio Cunha Pontes Jr, Francisco Hermann Fonseca, Antonio Carlos Carvalho

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 1/2007

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Abstract

Simvastatin has been shown to restore endothelial function in children with familial hypercolesterolemia after 28 weeks of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate 1-month simvastatin treatment effect on endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic children and adolescents. Eighteen hypercholesterolemic patients (HC group) and 18 healthy controls, aged 6–18 years, were studied with medical history, physical examination, full lipid profile, serum apolipoprotein B (apo B), fibrinogen, hepatic transaminases, and creatine kinase concentrations. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) was performed by high-resolution ultrasound of the brachial artery. The HC group received simvastatin 10 mg/day for 1 month. Arterial diameter was measured by two experienced sonographers who were unaware of subjects’ conditions. At baseline, FMD was impaired in the HC group (mean, 5.27 ± 4.67%) compared to controls (mean, 15.05 ± 5.97%) (p < 0.001). After treatment, we observed a significant reduction in total cholesterol (TC) (29%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C); (37%), apo B concentrations (36%) and FMD restoration (mean, 12.94 ± 7.66%), with an absolute increase of 7.66 ± 8.58 (p = 0.001). These results show that children and adolescents with hypercholesterolemia present endothelial dysfunction, and simvastatin, in addition to significantly reducing TC, LDL-C, and apo B concentrations, restores endothelial function with 1-month treatment.
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Metadaten
Titel
One-Month Therapy with Simvastatin Restores Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Children and Adolescents
verfasst von
Waldinai Pereira Ferreira
Marcelo Chiara Bertolami
Simone Nascimento Santos
Marcos Roberto A.C. Barros
Rodrigo Bellio de Matos Barretto
Sèrgio Cunha Pontes Jr
Francisco Hermann Fonseca
Antonio Carlos Carvalho
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2007
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-005-1304-x

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