Niacin in patients with low HDL cholesterol levels receiving intensive statin therapy.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 15, 2011

Authors

AIM-HIGH Investigators, William E Boden, Jeffrey L Probstfield, Todd Anderson, Bernard R Chaitman, Patrice Desvignes-Nickens, Kent Koprowicz, Ruth McBride, Koon Teo, William Weintraub

Associated clinical trials:

Niacin Plus Statin to Prevent Vascular Events | NCT00120289

Effect of Pravastatin on Erythrocyte Membrane Fatty Acid Contents in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease | NCT02992548

Effects of Short-term Diet on HDL Composition and Function | NCT03205254

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