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Soy and cholesterol reduction: clinical experience by Sirtori, C R, Lovati, M R, Manzoni, C, Monetti, M, Pazzucconi, F, Gatti, E

“…A role of vegetable proteins in reducing coronary artery disease risk was postulated as long ago as 1909 in Russia by Ignatowski. The protein hypothesis of…”
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Inhibitor of proliferation of arterial smooth-muscle cells by fluvastatin by Corsini, A, Pazzucconi, F, Pfister, P, Paoletti, R, Sirtori, C R

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L-carnitine reduces plasma lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with hyper Lp(a) by Sirtori, C R, Calabresi, L, Ferrara, S, Pazzucconi, F, Bondioli, A, Baldassarre, D, Birreci, A, Koverech, A

“…Elevated Lp(a) levels are a significant cardiovascular risk factor, particularly for young individuals and for subjects with concomitant high LDL cholesterol…”
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Statins enhance arachidonic acid synthesis in hypercholesterolemic patients by Risé, P, Pazzucconi, F, Sirtori, C R, Galli, C

“…It has been shown that statins enhance arachidonic acid biosynthesis from linoleic acid in vitro, and there is also evidence that statin-treated patients have…”
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Searching for hypertriglyceridemia through routine laboratory test exploitation by Pavanello, C., Pazzucconi, F., Turri, M., De Maria, R., Calabresi, L.

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Double-blind study of the addition of high-protein soya milk v. cows' milk to the diet of patients with severe hypercholesterolaemia and resistance to or intolerance of statins by Sirtori, C. R., Pazzucconi, F., Colombo, L., Battistin, P., Bondioli, A., Descheemaeker, K.

“…Total substitution of soyabean protein for animal protein in the diet has been repeatedly shown to lower plasma cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolaemic…”
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Development of a model based on body composition to predict drug kinetics: II. Application of the model to the use of digoxin in elderlies by Ferrara, S., Pazzucconi, F., Bondioli, A., Mombelli, G., Agrati, A., Ferraro, G., Zoppi, F., De Rosa, C., Calabresi, L., Sirtori, C.R.

“…The applicability of a kinetic model for the prediction of steady-state blood levels, based on body composition as assessed by bioelectric impedance analysis…”
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Development of a model based on body composition to predict drug kinetics-1 evaluation in healthy volunteers by Pazzucconi, F, Ferrara, S, Bondioli, A, Zoppi, F, Yeates, R, De Rosa, C, Mombelli, G, Calabresi, L, Sirtori, C.R

“…A kinetic model for widely used drugs, based on body composition analysis, was developed and evaluated in young and elderly healthy individuals. Body…”
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Therapy with HMG CoA reductase inhibitors: characteristics of the long-term permanence of hypocholesterolemic activity by Pazzucconi, F., Dorigotti, F., Gianfranceschi, G., Campagnoli, G., Sirtori, M., Franceschini, G., Sirtori, C.R.

“…Treatment with hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors has gained considerable success in the management of hypercholesterolemia. A…”
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Common carotid intima-media thickness measurement. A method to improve accuracy and precision by Baldassarre, D, Werba, J P, Tremoli, E, Poli, A, Pazzucconi, F, Sirtori, C R

“…High-resolution ultrasonographic imaging is a noninvasive method that allows estimation of the thickness of the intima-media complex in human carotid arteries…”
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Effect of plasma cholesterol reduction by pravastatin on the functional properties of forearm arteries in hypercholesterolemic patients by Baldassarre, D, Busnach, G, Amato, M, Pazzucconi, F, Sirtori, C R

“…Since functional properties in the vasculature of hypercholesterolemic subjects are impaired, a six-month pravastatin treatment (20 mg/die) was tested in an…”
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Differential effect of unsaturated oils and butter on blood glucose and insulin response to carbohydrate in normal volunteers by Gatti, E, Noè, D, Pazzucconi, F, Gianfranceschi, G, Porrini, M, Testolin, G, Sirtori, C R

“…Plasma glucose and insulin responses were monitored in normal volunteers after a standard carbohydrate meal with unsaturated oils (olive and corn oil, in…”
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A money-saving approach to antidote immunotherapy for digoxin toxicity by Zoppi, F, Pazzucconi, F, Masarin, A, Marocchi, A

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Lipoprotein structure in male subjects during in vivo lipolysis : effect of an anti-lipolytic treatment with acipimox by PAZZUCCONI, F, FRANCESCHINI, G, GIANFRANCESCHI, G, BRAMBILLA, E, SIRTORI, C. R

“…Plasma free fatty acid (FFA) levels were raised in healthy volunteers by the administration of a fatty meal and epinephrine infusion (0.15 mg/kg per min), to…”
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Non-invasive assessment of unstimulated forearm arterial compliance in human subjects. Impaired vasoreactivity in hypercholesterolaemia by Baldassarre, D, Gianfranceschi, G, Pazzucconi, F, Sirtori, C R

“…A study was carried out in order to determine the feasibility and reproducibility of a direct plethysmographic assessment of unstimulated forearm arterial…”
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Treatment with low dose metformin in patients with peripheral vascular disease by Montanari, G, Bondioli, A, Rizzato, G, Puttini, M, Tremoli, E, Mussoni, L, Mannucci, L, Pazzucconi, F, Sirtori, C R

“…Low dose metformin (500 mg b.i.d.) was tested in 11 patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in an open design. At -1, 0, 1, 4, 7 months the…”
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Efficacy of cholestyramine does not vary when taken before or during meals by Sirtori, M, Pazzucconi, F, Gianfranceschi, G, Sirtori, C R

“…Compliance to cholestyramine treatment, often unsatisfactory, may become further problematic because of the common indication that the resin should not be…”
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Effects of yoghurt enriched with plant sterols on serum lipids in patients with moderate hypercholesterolaemia by Volpe, Robert, Niittynen, Leena, Korpela, Riitta, Sirtori, Cesare, Bucci, Antonello, Fraone, Nadia, Pazzucconi, Franco

“…The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of consumption of a yoghurt-based drink enriched with 1–2 g plant sterols/d on serum lipids,…”
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Omacor in familial combined hyperlipidemia: effects on lipids and low density lipoprotein subclasses by Calabresi, Laura, Donati, Daniela, Pazzucconi, Franco, Sirtori, Cesare R., Franceschini, Guido

“…Elevations of plasma cholesterol and/or triglycerides, and the prevalence of small, dense LDL particles remarkably increase coronary risk in patients with…”
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Increased affinity of LDL for their receptors after acipimox treatment in hypertriglyceridemia by FRANCESCHINI, G, BERNINI, F, MICHELAGNOLI, S, BELLOSTA, S, VACCARINO, V, TORRE, C, PAZZUCCONI, F, FUMAGALLI, R, SIRTORI, C. R

“…The regulation of cellular LDL metabolism by hypertriglyceridemic LDL was tested before and after treatment with acipimox, a nicotinic acid derivative, in 11…”
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