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 levelsEffect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Nissen SE, Tardif JC, Nicholls SJ, Revkin JH, Shear CL, Duggan WT, Ruzyllo W, Bachinsky WB, Lasala GP, Tuzcu EM. Effect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 356: 1304-1316. PMID: 17387129, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa070635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAtorvastatinBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLCoronary Artery DiseaseDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHeptanoic AcidsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPyrrolesQuinolinesUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAtheroma volumeHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolAtorvastatin monotherapyCoronary atherosclerosisLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureIntravascular ultrasonographyHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolEffects of torcetrapibCholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitorsPercent atheroma volumeSystolic blood pressureHDL cholesterol levelsLack of efficacyCETP inhibitor torcetrapibMechanism of actionCardiovascular riskSmall favorable effectCholesterol levelsDisease progressionDiseased vessel segmentDrug classesSecondary measuresEffect of Torcetrapib on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Kastelein JJ, van Leuven SI, Burgess L, Evans GW, Kuivenhoven JA, Barter PJ, Revkin JH, Grobbee DE, Riley WA, Shear CL, Duggan WT, Bots ML. Effect of Torcetrapib on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 356: 1620-1630. PMID: 17387131, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa071359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticholesteremic AgentsAtherosclerosisAtorvastatinCarotid ArteriesCarotid Artery DiseasesCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHeptanoic AcidsHeterozygoteHumansHyperlipoproteinemia Type IIMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPyrrolesQuinolinesConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessIntima-media thicknessHDL cholesterol levelsCholesterol levelsFamilial hypercholesterolemiaMean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsMean carotid intima-media thicknessMaximum carotid intima-media thicknessAverage systolic blood pressureMean HDL cholesterol levelHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolCarotid arterial wall thicknessCommon carotid segmentEffects of torcetrapibSecondary efficacy measuresLipoprotein cholesterol levelsSystolic blood pressureAtherosclerotic vascular diseaseCommon carotid arteryB-mode ultrasonographyProgression of diseaseArterial wall thicknessCholesteryl ester transfer proteinEster transfer protein