High density lipoprotein future or investigational therapies

Template:HDL Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

Promising future therapies include CETP inhibitors which are currently in the experimental phase. A combination therapy with statins and ACE inhibitors is also a safe option in patients with HDL levels who also share features with dysmetabolic syndrome. However, the preventive effects of these two drugs tend to be cumulative.