use of rosuvastatin (zd - 4522) for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

摘要

The invention provides a method for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by administering the compound (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.