Cholesterol efflux capacity does not associate with coronary calcium, plaque vulnerability, and telomere length in healthy octogenarians

Cholesterol efflux capacity does not associate with coronary calcium, plaque vulnerability, and telomere length in healthy octogenarians

Several studies have revealed that traditional risk factors are less effective in predicting CVD risk in the elderly, suggesting the need to identify new biomarkers. Here, we evaluated the association between serum cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), an atheroprotective property of HDL recently ident...

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Main Authors: Francesca Zimetti, Wladimir M. Freitas, Alessandra M. Campos, Mauricio Daher, Maria Pia Adorni, Franco Bernini, Andrei C. Sposito, Ilaria Zanotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
high density lipoprotein
heart
lipoproteins
vascular biology
aging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520339225

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