2024
Olezarsen for Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk
Bergmark B, Marston N, Prohaska T, Alexander V, Zimerman A, Moura F, Murphy S, Goodrich E, Zhang S, Gaudet D, Karwatowska-Prokopczuk E, Tsimikas S, Giugliano R, Sabatine M. Olezarsen for Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 1770-1780. PMID: 38587249, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2402309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-HDL cholesterolElevated cardiovascular riskLevels of triglyceridesTriglyceride levelsCardiovascular riskModerate hypertriglyceridemiaApolipoprotein BAdverse eventsNon-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolBaseline to 6 monthsMedian triglyceride levelsRisk of adverse eventsLDL cholesterol levelsHigh cardiovascular riskTriglyceride-rich lipoproteinsApolipoprotein C-IIISevere hypertriglyceridemiaMedian ageTriglyceride loweringPlatelet abnormalitiesNo significant changesPlaceboPhase 2bPrimary outcome
2014
Short-Term Effects of Extended-Release Niacin With and Without the Addition of Laropiprant on Endothelial Function in Individuals With Low HDL-C: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Trial
Figueiredo V, Vendrame F, Colontoni B, Quinaglia T, Matos-Souza J, Moura F, Coelho O, de Faria E, Sposito A. Short-Term Effects of Extended-Release Niacin With and Without the Addition of Laropiprant on Endothelial Function in Individuals With Low HDL-C: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Trial. Clinical Therapeutics 2014, 36: 961-966. PMID: 24768191, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of extended-release niacinFlow-mediated dilationExtended-release niacinHDL-C levelsHDL-CEndothelial functionDay 7Reduced plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL-C levelsHDL-C levels <Plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolConcentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow HDL-C.Low HDL-CHeme oxygenase-1 pathwayTreatment period 1C-reactive proteinPlasma HDL-CTreatment period 2Improving endothelial functionEffects of niacinTransfer protein activityShort-term effectsReduced plasma concentrations