HDL size is more accurate than HDL cholesterol to predict carotid subclinical atherosclerosis in individuals classified as low cardiovascular risk.
Misclassification of patients as low cardiovascular risk (LCR) remains a major concern and challenges the efficacy of traditional risk markers. Due to its strong association with cholesterol acceptor capacity, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) size has been appointed as a potential risk marker. Hence,...
Main Authors: | Eliane Soler Parra, Natalia Baratella Panzoldo, Vanessa Helena de Souza Zago, Daniel Zanetti Scherrer, Fernanda Alexandre, Jamal Bakkarat, Valeria Sutti Nunes, Edna Regina Nakandakare, Eder Carlos Rocha Quintão, Wilson Nadruz, Eliana Cotta de Faria, Andrei C Sposito |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4254940?pdf=render |
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