| abstract |
(57) [Summary]nThe present invention provides cardiovascular therapeutic compound combinations for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular diseases including hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. The described combinations include ileal bile acid transport inhibitors, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors, fibric acid derivatives, nicotinic acid derivatives, microsomal triglyceride transport protein inhibitors, cholesterol absorption antagonists, phytosterols, stanols, antihypertensives Including combinations with such. Another combination includes a CETP inhibitor along with a fibric acid derivative, a nicotinic acid derivative, a bile acid sequestrant, a microsomal triglyceride transport protein inhibitor, a cholesterol absorption antagonist, and the like. |