THE ROLE OF NIACIN IN THE AFTERMATH OF AIM-HIGH: A META-ANALYSIS

Epidemiologic evidence supports an inverse association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The NIH-funded AIM-HIGH study recently evaluated the effects of the addition of niacin to background low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering