Relationship between Circulating PCSK9 and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis—The IMPROVE Study

Relationship between Circulating PCSK9 and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis—The IMPROVE Study

(1) Background and purpose: circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is one of the key regulators of cholesterol metabolism. Despite this, its role as a player in atherosclerosis development is still matter of debate. Here, we investigated the relationships between this prot...

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Main Authors: Daniela Coggi, Beatrice Frigerio, Alice Bonomi, Massimiliano Ruscica, Nicola Ferri, Daniela Sansaro, Alessio Ravani, Palma Ferrante, Manuela Damigella, Fabrizio Veglia, Nicolò Capra, Maria Giovanna Lupo, Chiara Macchi, Kai Savonen, Angela Silveira, Sudhir Kurl, Philippe Giral, Matteo Pirro, Rona Juliette Strawbridge, Bruna Gigante, Andries Jan Smit, Elena Tremoli, Mauro Amato, Damiano Baldassarre, on behalf of the IMPROVE Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
PCSK9
subclinical atherosclerosis
carotid artery
intima-media thickness
echolucency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/7/841

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