Journey through cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition : from bench to bedside

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 360-366

  Karalis, Ioannis ^a   Rensen, Patrick C N ^a   Jukema, J Wouter ^a,b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Durrer Center for Cardiogenetic Research   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; High density lipoprotein; Lipids and lipoprotein metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANACETRAPIB; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN INHIBITOR; DALCETRAPIB; EVACETRAPIB; FENOFIBRATE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TORCETRAPIB;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPIDS AND LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DRUG DESIGN; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884487596     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.000014     Document Type: Review

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