HDL
Interviews and expert commentary tagged “HDL” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Important to Look at Social Deprivation
Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe REFERENCE: Abstract 1075, European Society of Cardiology Congress, 2007, 1-5 September, Vienna, Austria HUGH TUNSTALL-PEDOE, University of Dundee New data presented at the ESC cong

“RADIANCE-1” Study: Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitor Fails to Benefit Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
JOHN KASTELEIN, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam REFERENCE: Abstract 407-7, American College of Cardiolgy New Orleans A drug which raises HDL and reduces circulating levels of LDL has nevertheless f

“ERASE” Trial: Infusions of Reconstituted HDL Treat Atherosclerosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
JEAN-CLAUDE TARDIF, Montreal Heart Institute REFERENCE: Abstract 405-10, American College of Cardiolgy New Orleans Improvements in atheroma plaque have been achieved by infusing patients who have acut

COURAGE Trial: Optimal Medical Therapy Alone is Sufficient for Patients with Stable Angina: Adding PCI Does Not Help – ILLUSTRATE Study Shows Torcetrapib Raises HDL But Fails to Lower Coronary Risk
STEVEN NISSEN, Cleveland Clinic, OH REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007 356 Reporting from: American College of Cardiolgy New Orleans Two big studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine and pres

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine: September 3rd 2006
Anthony Wierzbicki Gabriel Steg David Paquette Add HDL-Raising Therapy to Maximise Lipid Treatment REFERENCE: Abstract 53, Page 85 Anthony Wierzbicki, St Thomas’s Hospital, London The idea of ad