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Aim High randomized 3414 patients with established<br />

CVD– 85% men<br />

� 34% Diabetic and 81% Metabolic Syndrome<br />

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Patients will receive simvastatin +/- Ezetimibe<br />

to target <strong>LDL</strong>-C to 40-80 or simvastatin<br />

+/- Ezetimibe + niacin<br />

Baseline lipids: <strong>LDL</strong>- C = 71 mg/dl, HDL-C = 34.9<br />

mg/dl, Tg = 161 mg/dl.<br />

� Trial Terminated May 2011<br />

AIM HIG Investigators. Am Heart J. 2011;161(3):538-543.<br />

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