Low serum docosahexaenoic acid is associated with progression of coronary atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus: results of the treatment with statin on atheroma regression evaluated by intravascular ultrasound with virtual histology (TRUTH) study

Tsuyoshi Nozue,Shingo Yamamoto,Shinichi Tohyama,Kazuki Fukui,Shigeo Umezawa,Yuko Onishi,Tomoyuki Kunishima,Akira Sato,Toshihiro Nozato,Shogo Miyake,Youichi Takeyama,Yoshihiro Morino,Takao Yamauchi,Toshiya Muramatsu,Kiyoshi Hibi,Mitsuyasu Terashima,Ichiro Michishita

Low serum docosahexaenoic acid is associated with progression of coronary atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus: results of the treatment with statin on atheroma regression evaluated by intravascular ultrasound with virtual histology (TRUTH) study

2014

Tsuyoshi Nozue
Shingo Yamamoto
Shinichi Tohyama
Kazuki Fukui
Shigeo Umezawa
Yuko Onishi
Tomoyuki Kunishima
Akira Sato
Toshihiro Nozato
Shogo Miyake
Youichi Takeyama
Yoshihiro Morino
Takao Yamauchi
Toshiya Muramatsu
Kiyoshi Hibi
Mitsuyasu Terashima
Ichiro Michishita

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) accelerates plaque progression despite the use of statin therapy. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the determinants of atheroma progression in statin-treated patients with DM.

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Intravascular ultrasound
Prospective cohort study
Atheroma
Coronary artery disease
Docosahexaenoic acid
Statin
Angiology
Diabetes mellitus
Internal medicine
Medicine
Cardiology
Pravastatin
Percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary atherosclerosis

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