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ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2005

Rationale for combination therapy with statin drugs in the treatment of dyslipidemia.

Benjamin J Ansell

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Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT00203476. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT00203476 phase4completed

A Prospective, Open Label Comparison of Ezetimibe, Niacin, and Colestipol as Adjunct Therapy in Lipid Reduction

Ran2005Enrolled30Registered outcomes4Posted comparisons0ConditionsHypercholesterolemia, HyperlipidemiaArmscolestipol, Ezetimibe, niacin
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Benjamin J AnsellDivision of General Internal Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen/UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. bansell@mednet.ucla.edu

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although statin therapy is a mainstay of lipid treatment, complementary effects of other cholesterol-lowering therapies modify the lipid panel and other aspects of coronary disease risk. These other therapies lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides and/or raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, improve diabetic control, and modify other cardiovascular risks. Historically, combination therapy has been reserved for the small minority of patients with severe dyslipidemia, due to perceived risk. More recently, however, it has been recognized that the potential complications of this combination are far outweighed by the clinical benefits that are possible.

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Anion Exchange ResinsAntihypertensive AgentsAzetidinesBenzenesulfonatesClofibric AcidDrug Therapy, CombinationEzetimibeHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHyperlipidemiasHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsNiacinQuinolinesAnion Exchange ResinsAntihypertensive AgentsAzetidinesBenzenesulfonatesClofibric AcidEzetimibeHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsNiacinQuinolinessultosilic acidtorcetrapib

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