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March 2010 references and further reading
HDL: The good, but complex, cholesterol
Barter PJ, Caulfield M, Eriksson M, et al. Effects of torcetrapib in patients at high risk for coronary events [ILLUMINATE trial]. New England Journal of Medicine 2007; 357:2109-22.
Taylor AJ, Villines TC, Stanek EJ, et al. Extended-release niacin or ezetimibe and carotid intima-media thickness. New England Journal of Medicine 2009; 361:2113-22.
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