1. ASTEROID: Mean baseline and follow-up levels of LDL and HDL cholesterol
Treatment
LDL-C: baseline (mg/dL)
LDL-C: 24 mo (mg/dL) p
HDL-C: baseline (mg/dL)
HDL-C: 24 mo (mg/dL)
Rosuvastatin 40 mg (n=346)
130.4
60.8
<0.001
43.1
49.0
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2. ASTEROID: Baseline and follow-up intravascular ultrasound results
IVUS-derived measure
Baseline
24-month follow-up
Absolute change
Relative change (%)
Mean percent atheroma volume (n=349)
39.6
38.6
- 0.98 NA
Mean atheroma volume in the most disease 10-mm subsegment, mm3 (n=319)
65.1
59.0
- 6.1
- 8.5
Mean normalized total atheroma volume, mm3 (n=349)
212.2
197.5
- 14.7
- 6.7
NA=not applicable
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