Endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic subjects: Effects of plant stanol and sterol esters - Hallikainen, Maarit; Lyyra-Laitinen, Tiina; Laitinen, Tomi; Ågren, Jyrki J.; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Rauramaa, Rainer; Miettinen, Tatu A.; Gylling, Helena (Atherosclerosis, 2006)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Anticholesteremic Agents - administration & dosage; Anticholesteremic Agents - pharmacology; Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Chemical Analysis; Blood Pressure; Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cross-Over Studies; Dietary Fats - administration & dosage; Double-Blind Method; Endothelial function; Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects; Female; Finland; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypercholesterolemia - blood; Hypercholesterolemia - drug therapy; Hypercholesterolemia - physiopathology; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Plant stanols; Plant sterols; Sitosterols - administration & dosage; Sitosterols - pharmacology; Sitosterols - therapeutic use; Ultrasonography; Vasodilator agents. Cerebral vasodilators; Plant stanols; Hypercholesterolemia; Endothelial function; Plant sterols; Cholesterol; Human; Brachial artery; Metabolic diseases; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol LDL; Lipids; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Glucose; Lipoprotein; Triglyceride; Vascular disease; Cholesterol HDL; Dilatation; Atherosclerosis; Double blind study; Dyslipemia; Sterol