What is the purpose of the Veterans Affairs High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Intervention Trial Study Group?
The purpose of the Veterans Affairs High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Intervention Trial Study Group is to investigate the efficacy of gemfibrozil in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in men with low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. This was done by studying a randomised controlled trial of 822 male veterans aged 50-75 years of age with low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and either known coronary heart disease or a history of multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease. The trial ran from 1995 to 1999 and the results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1999.