Niacin is still beneficial. Implications from an updated meta-regression analysis

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 463-472

  Siniawski, Daniel ^a   Santos Gallego, Carlos G ^b   Badimon, Juan J ^b   Masson, Walter M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HDL C; Meta analysis; Niacin; Nicotinic acid; Non HDL C; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); METABOLISM; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; NIACIN; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84982282670     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.71.4.3159701     Document Type: Article

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