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Symposier - AIM-HIGH Stopped: No Benefit of Niacin

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Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: ACCinTouch — Dr. Christopher Cannon provides his perspective on the news today that the NIH is stopping a clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment. Christopher P. Cannon, MD, FACC Statements or opinions expressed in this program reflects the views of the contributors and do not reflect the official policy of the ACCF, unless otherwise noted.

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Tags: Cholesterol, Vitamin, Clinical Trial, National Institutes of Health, Niaspan, News

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AIM-HIGH (clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment) Stopped: No Benefit of Niacin. http://t.co/4pw0WHhn

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