Relationship of PCSK9 levels with indices of vascular function and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with familial dyslipidemias

Relationship of PCSK9 levels with indices of vascular function and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with familial dyslipidemias

Objective: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) levels predict cardiovascular risk. We aimed to determine the correlation of PCSK9 levels with predictors of cardiovascular risk, such as central hemodynamics and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), in subjects with familial dyslipi...

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Main Authors: Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Iosif Koutagiar, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Ioannis Skoumas, Angeliki Rigatou, Antigoni Miliou, Alexandros-Nikitas Skliros, Stavroula Pantou, Kostantinos Filis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S110996661830201X

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