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February 2011 Br J Cardiol 2011;18:37-45

Efficacy and safety of extended-release niacin/laropiprant in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Alexandra MacLean, James M McKenney, Russell Scott, Eliot Brinton, Harold E Bays, Yale B Mitchel, John F Paolini, Hilde Giezek, Kristel Vandormael, Rae Ann Ruck, Kendra Gibson, Christine McCrary Sisk, Darbie L Maccubbin

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An extended version of this paper  is available in the downloadable PDFs (see right hand column) to registered users. Registration to the website is free of charge. Introduction Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a two- to four-fold increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with individuals without T2DM.1 A dyslipidaemia pattern of increased levels of triglyceride (TG)-rich particles, and TG enrichment of high- and low-density lipoprotein (HDL and LDL) is common in patients with T2DM, affecting nearly all lipid and lipoprotein variables.2 As a result, dyslipidaemia in patients with T2DM is characterised by el

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November 2006 Br J Cardiol 2006;13:411-8

Cost-effectiveness of adding prolonged-release nicotinic acid in statin-treated patients who achieve LDL cholesterol goals but remain at risk due to low HDL cholesterol: a UK-based economic evaluation

BJCardio editorial team

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November 2003 Br J Cardiol 2003;10:462-8

Modified-release nicotinic acid for dyslipidaemia: novel formulation improves tolerability and optimises efficacy

Michael Schachter

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