Eligibility criteria
Condition
Hypercholesterolaemia
Sex
Female
Age
18-70 years
Inclusion criteria
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- Postmenopausal women defined as having Age =
- Fasting LDL cholesterol 130 mg/ dl (3.37 mmol/l)and = 6 weeks of diet
- Triglycerides =
- Informed, written consent
Exclusion criteria
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- Age > 70 years
- Unconfirmed menopause
- Overall duration of treatment with any HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitor > 3 months within
the last year
- Patient treated with any lipid-lowering drugs within the last 6 weeks preceding the
randomization
- History of myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, angioplasty, stroke or TIA
- CPK levels > 3 times upper limit of normal
- Body Mass Index >= 30