Spósito A C, Caramelli B, Serrano C V, Mansur A P, Ramires J A
Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jan 1;83(1):98-100, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00787-5.
Niacin treatment (alone) was compared with etofibrate and niacin combination to treat patients with high-density lipoprotein <35 mg/dl and without hypertriglyceridemia. The niacin and etofibrate combination proved to be safe and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels to 48%, which was 3 times higher than that obtained with niacin alone.