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DewDiligence

10/31/06 7:22 PM

#36666 RE: upndown1313 #36663

>…while HDL raising is not yet validated based on outcomes studies, I disagree [that] it is a meaningless endpoint.<

Just to be clear: BSR_David, not I, is the one who said that.
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poorgradstudent

10/31/06 7:39 PM

#36668 RE: upndown1313 #36663

>and while HDL raising is not yet validated based on outcomes studies, I disagree it is a meanlingless endpoint.<

I think the concept of avoiding low HDL is pretty well validated. Whether the benefit increases linearly with increasing HDL, or if there is a threshold is probably up for debate.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/109/15/1809