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• Letter by Tershakovec et al regarding article, "Evidence for statin pleiotropy in humans: differential effects of statins and ezetimibe on rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase activity, endothelial function, and inflammation".

  Authors: Andrew M Tershakovec, Enrico P Veltri, Richard C Pasternak

  Source: Circulation. 2009 Sep 1

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• Lipid-altering efficacy and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin coadministered with extended-release niacin in patients with type IIa or type IIb hyperlipidemia.

  OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the safety and lipid-altering efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin (E/S) coadministered with extended-release niacin (N)…

  Authors: John R Guyton, B Greg Brown, Sergio Fazio, Adam Polis, Joanne E Tomassini, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008 Apr 22

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• Effect of LDL cholesterol and treatment with losartan on end-stage renal disease in the RENAAL study.

  Renal pathology and dyslipidemia commonly coexist. Treatments that lower albuminuria/proteinuria may lower lipids, but it is not known whether lipid l…

  Authors: Andrew M Tershakovec, William F Keane, Zhongxin Zhang, Paulette A Lyle, Gerald B Appel, Janet B McGill, Hans-Henrik Parving, Mark E Cooper, Shahnaz Shahinfar, Barry M Brenner

  Source: Diabetes care. 2008 Mar

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• Correlation of measures of pain, function, and overall response: results pooled from two identical studies of etoricoxib in chronic low back pain.

  STUDY DESIGN: Assessment of correlation of measures of low back pain (LBP) using data pooled from 2 identical studies. OBJECTIVE: To assess the relati…

  Authors: Eric A Sheldon, Steven R Bird, Steven S Smugar, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Spine. 2008 Mar 1

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• Association of baseline disease and patient characteristics with response to etoricoxib and indomethacin for acute gout.

  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Disease history and clinical features can influence treatment response in patients with acute gout. The purpose of this pool…

  Authors: Sandra Navarra, Bernard R Rubin, Qinfen Yu, Steven S Smugar, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Current medical research and opinion. 2007 Jul

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• The efficacy of rofecoxib 50 mg and hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5/750 mg in patients with post-arthroscopic pain.

  OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of rofecoxib, hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5 mg/750 mg (H/A) and placebo in treating pain after art…

  Authors: Jacques E Chelly, Carl W Nissen, Anthony J Rodgers, Steven S Smugar, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Current medical research and opinion. 2007 Jan

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• Calcium and dairy intake and measures of obesity in hyper- and normocholesterolemic children.

  OBJECTIVE: Calcium intake has been inversely associated with body weight and body fatness in adults and, to a lesser extent, in children. Dairy intake…

  Authors: L Beth Dixon, Michael A Pellizzon, Abbas F Jawad, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Obesity research. 2005 Oct

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• Ethnicity, insurance type, and follow-up in a pediatric weight management program.

  OBJECTIVE: To assess the characteristics of children and adolescents who drop out of a clinical weight management program. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCED…

  Authors: Andrew M Tershakovec, Kerri Kuppler

  Source: Obesity research. 2003 Jan

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• HIV-related lipodystrophy and related factors.

  As new therapies for HIV infection have been developed, some of the clinical focus related to AIDS and HIV infection has shifted from acute care, to m…

  Authors: Andrew M Tershakovec, Ian Frank, Daniel Rader

  Source: Atherosclerosis. 2004 May

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• Rofecoxib 50 mg and valdecoxib 20 or 40 mg in adults and adolescents with postoperative pain after third molar extraction: results of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose studies.

  OBJECTIVE: These studies assessed the comparative efficacy of rofecoxib and valdecoxib in the treatment of acute postoperative dental pain. METHODS: T…

  Authors: Stephen E Daniels, Paul J Desjardins, Steven R Bird, Steven S Smugar, Andrew M Tershakovec

  Source: Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Jul

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