Importance of HDL cholesterol levels and the total/ HDL cholesterol ratio as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in molecularly defined heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Author(s) -
J.T. Real,
Felipe Javier Chaves,
I Martínez-Usó,
Ana-Bárbara García-García,
J.F. Ascaso,
Rafael Carmena
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2000.2408
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , cholesterol , endocrinology , blood pressure , framingham risk score , risk factor , cardiology , triglyceride , lipoprotein , disease
To assess the relationship of the lipid profile to coronary heart disease in a group of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemic subjects with similar age, sex, body mass index, prevalence of angiotensin converting enzyme DD genotype and type of low density lipoprotein receptor mutation.
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