Rapid effects on vascular function after initiation and withdrawal of atorvastatin in healthy, normocholesterolemic men.

Adult Atorvastatin Blood Flow Velocity C-Reactive Protein/analysis Cholesterol/blood Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects,physiology Forearm/blood supply Heptanoic Acids/pharmacology Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/pharmacology Male Nitroglycerin/pharmacology Plethysmography Pyrroles/pharmacology Reference Values Vasodilation/drug effects

Heptanoic Acids Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Pyrroles C-Reactive Protein Cholesterol Atorvastatin Nitroglycerin