Update on strategies to increase HDL quantity and function.

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Published in Nat Rev Cardiol on June 02, 2009

Authors

Danielle Duffy1, Daniel J Rader

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1: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Niacin Plus Statin to Prevent Vascular Events | NCT00120289

Treatment of HDL to Reduce the Incidence of Vascular Events HPS2-THRIVE (HPS2-THRIVE) | NCT00461630

A Study of RO4607381 in Stable Coronary Heart Disease Patients With Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome | NCT00658515

Study to Assess the Tolerability and Efficacy of Anacetrapib in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or CHD Risk-Equivalent Disease (MK-0859-019) (DEFINE) | NCT00685776

Safety, Pharmacokinetic Study of RVX000222 in Healthy Subjects and Subjects With Low HDL Cholesterol | NCT00768274

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