Open AccessPlasma triglycerides and three lipoprotein cholesterol fractions are independent predictors of the extent of coronary atherosclerosis.
Author(s) -
Heinz Drexel,
Franz W. Amann,
Jan Beran,
Katharina Rentsch,
RETO CANDINAS,
Jörg Muntwyler,
Antonia Luethy,
Théo Gasser,
Ferenc Folláth
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.90.5.2230
Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , odds ratio , coronary atherosclerosis , logistic regression , risk factor , endocrinology , lipoprotein , fatty streak , ldl cholesterol , coronary heart disease , cardiology , gastroenterology
The lipoprotein system has manifold links to atherosclerotic disease. LDL cholesterol is related to lesion formation and growth. The cholesterol of HDLs is indicative of protection against atherosclerosis. The status of triglycerides and of subfractions of high-density lipoproteins as risk factors is less certain. Also, the magnitude of the atherogenic/protective power of these factors is not known.
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