Among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and LDL cholesterol levels of less than 70 mg per deciliter (1.81 mmol per liter), there was no incremental clinical benefit from the addition of niacin to statin therapy during a 36-month follow-up period, despite significant improvements in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Abbott Laboratories; AIM-HIGH ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00120289.).

Vitamin B3

Health conditions analyzed in this study

Heart Attack

1 supplement Slightly Positive Vitamin B3

Stroke

1 supplement Slightly Positive Vitamin B3

Functions related to this study

Heart health

1 supplement Highly Positive Vitamin B3

Mental health

1 supplement Slightly Positive Vitamin B3

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Body systems related to this study

Cardiovascular System

1 supplement Vitamin B3

Nervous System

1 supplement Vitamin B3