Benefits of niacin in patients with versus without the metabolic syndrome and healed myocardial infarction (from the Coronary Drug Project)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-479

  Canner, Paul L ^a   Furberg, Curt D ^b   McGovern, Mark E ^c  

^a MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kos Division of Medical Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NIACIN; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31944438344     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.08.070     Document Type: Article

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