2012
Rate of change in carotid intima–media thickness and vascular events
Bots ML, Taylor AJ, Kastelein JJ, Peters SA, Ruijter H, Tegeler CH, Baldassarre D, Stein JH, O’Leary D, Revkin JH, Grobbee DE. Rate of change in carotid intima–media thickness and vascular events. Journal Of Hypertension 2012, 30: 1690-1696. PMID: 22895014, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835644dc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessIntima-media thicknessFuture cardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular disease riskTherapy-induced changesCardiovascular drug developmentDifferent risk profilesVascular eventsPrimary outcomeVascular riskMeta-regression techniquesHeterogeneous efficacyCardiovascular treatmentPharmaceutical interventionsDisease riskRisk profileDrug developmentTrialsEcologic fallacyTreatmentLack of powerRisk
2007
Effects of Torcetrapib in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Events
Barter PJ, Caulfield M, Eriksson M, Grundy SM, Kastelein JJ, Komajda M, Lopez-Sendon J, Mosca L, Tardif JC, Waters DD, Shear CL, Revkin JH, Buhr KA, Fisher MR, Tall AR, Brewer B. Effects of Torcetrapib in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Events. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 2109-2122. PMID: 17984165, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0706628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor cardiovascular eventsRisk of deathCardiovascular eventsCholesteryl ester transfer proteinLipoprotein cholesterolFirst major cardiovascular eventHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolEffects of torcetrapibHigh cardiovascular riskNonfatal myocardial infarctionDouble-blind studySystolic blood pressureCoronary heart diseaseRisk of mortalityPlasma lipoprotein levelsEster transfer proteinCoronary eventsCardiac eventsCardiovascular riskUnstable anginaBlood pressurePrimary outcomeSerum potassiumLipoprotein levels