In addition, niacin modestly lowers LDL-C levels ... Extended-release niacin does not alter large LDL-Ps, but reduces small LDL-Ps in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) or CAD risk ...
It’s important to understand what niacin does, how it can affect ... High doses of niacin lower triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—"bad" cholesterol—and raise ...
Ezetimibe reduces LDL cholesterol levels ... Before the addition of ezetimibe—while patients were taking niacin and other lipid-lowering drugs only—13% of patients had met NCEP ATP III ...
That is because we have many alternative approaches to lower cholesterol that ... clinical trial findings that while niacin ...
Clin Lipidology. 2009;4(5):565-571. Plaque regression more common in niacin–colestipol group when compared with placebo (p < 0.005). Clinical events (death, MI, revascularization) occurred in 2 ...