Effect of statins on HDL-C: a complex process unrelated to changes in LDL-C: analysis of the VOYAGER Database

Barter, Philip J.; Brandrup-Wognsen, Gunnar; Palmer, Mike K.; Nicholls, Stephen J.

doi:10.1194/jlr.p002816

Effect of statins on HDL-C: a complex process unrelated to changes in LDL-C: analysis of the VOYAGER Database

The relationship between statin-induced increases in HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and statin-induced decreases in LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) is unknown. The effects of different statins on HDL-C levels, relationships between changes in HDL-C and changes in LDL-C, and predictors of statin-in…