Clinical efficacy of pitavastatin

Abstract

In the review article, anti-hyperlipidemic effects of a new synthetic statin, pitavastatin, are compared with similar effects of other statins. Attention is drawn to the ability of the drug to significantly increase the concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (by 19.3%!). A number of important, including previously unknown, pleiotropic effects of the drug are considered.

Keywords

• pitavastatin
• statins
• atherosclerosis