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 measuresBiomarkers in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis: Need, Validation, and Future
Revkin JH, Shear CL, Pouleur HG, Ryder SW, Orloff DG. Biomarkers in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis: Need, Validation, and Future. Pharmacological Reviews 2007, 59: 40-53. PMID: 17329547, DOI: 10.1124/pr.59.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic progressionClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular outcomesSurrogate markerCarotid intima-media thicknessIdeal surrogate markerFuture cardiovascular eventsIntima-media thicknessCause of morbidityNew cardiovascular drugsQuantitative coronary angiographyTreatment of atherosclerosisNovel therapeutic strategiesB-mode ultrasoundAtheroma volumeCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskCoronary angiographyEffective therapySurrogate endpointsCardiovascular drugsTherapeutic strategiesIntravascular ultrasoundSuch trials