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Enzymatic Determination of Total Serum Cholesterol

1974 • 9,182 citations

Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S)

1994 • 8,631 citations

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1995 • 7,378 citations

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1992 • 4,765 citations

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Quantitative Determination of Serum Triglycerides by the Use of Enzymes

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1993 • 1,799 citations

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1995 • 1,632 citations

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1993 • 1,542 citations

Aging is associated with endothelial dysfunction in healthy men years before the age-related decline in women

1994 • 1,326 citations

Coronary vasomotor response to acetylcholine relates to risk factors for coronary artery disease.

1990 • 1,190 citations

The Effect of Cholesterol-Lowering and Antioxidant Therapy on Endothelium-Dependent Coronary Vasomotion

1995 • 1,123 citations

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1996 • 1,066 citations

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition With Quinapril Improves Endothelial Vasomotor Dysfunction in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

1996 • 1,065 citations

Simvastatin, an HMG–Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Improves Endothelial Function Within 1 Month

1997 • 968 citations

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1996 • 907 citations

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1995 • 716 citations

Coronary Angiographic Changes with Lovastatin Therapy: The Monitored Atherosclerosis Regression Study (MARS)

1993 • 637 citations

Reduction in serum cholesterol with pravastatin improves endothelium-dependent coronary vasomotion in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

1994 • 602 citations

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1996 • 593 citations

Impairment of endothelium-dependent dilation is an early event in children with familial hypercholesterolemia and is related to the lipoprotein(a) level.

1994 • 590 citations

Single LDL Apheresis Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation in Hypercholesterolemic Humans

1997 • 550 citations

Systemic endothelial dysfunction is related to the extent and severity of coronary artery disease

1997 • 524 citations

Reduction of LDL Cholesterol by 25% to 60% in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia by Atorvastatin, a New HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

1995 • 474 citations

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1993 • 462 citations

Vascular function in the forearm of hypercholesterolaemic patients off and on lipid-lowering medication

1995 • 401 citations

Efficacy and Safety of a New HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Atorvastatin, in Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia

1996 • 394 citations

Flow-induced vasodilation of the human brachial artery is impaired in patients < 40 years of age with coronary artery disease

1996 • 330 citations

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1993 • 246 citations

Effect of Cholesterol Reduction on Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Disease

1997 • 221 citations

Changes in flow-mediated brachial artery vasoactivity with lowering of desirable cholesterol levels in healthy middle-aged men

1996 • 181 citations

The l-arginine—nitric oxide pathway: role in atherosclerosis and therapeutic implications

1996 • 169 citations

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Efficacy and safety of atorvastatin compared to pravastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia

1997 • 138 citations

Hormone replacement therapy is associated with improved arterial physiology in healthy post‐menopausal women

1996 • 128 citations

Efficacy and safety of a new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, atorvastatin, in patients with hypertriglyceridemia

1996 • 71 citations

Successful management of primary hypercholesterolaemia with simvastatin and low‐dose colestipol

1992 • 19 citations