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CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.

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March 14th, 2010

Does Fenofibrate ACCORD with the Treatment of Diabetes?

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CardioExchange welcomes Dr. Henry N. Ginsberg to discuss the findings of the ACCORD Lipid Study Group. In this paper, researchers randomized 5,500 diabetic patients to fenofibrate therapy versus placebo. All patients received simvastatin. Although triglyceride levels improved markedly with fenofibrate, the incidence of cardiovascular events was not affected.  CardioExchange Editors: Should we abandon fenofibrate for treating […]

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