Niacin's effect on cardiovascular risk: have we finally learned our lesson?
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- DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13067
Niacin's effect on cardiovascular risk: have we finally learned our lesson?
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Niacin in patients with low HDL cholesterol levels receiving intensive statin therapy.N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 15;365(24):2255-67. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1107579. Epub 2011 Nov 15. N Engl J Med. 2011. PMID: 22085343 Clinical Trial.
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