Open AccessLipids and Lipoproteins and Risk of Different Vascular Events in the MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study
Author(s) -
Sarah Parish,
Alison Offer,
Robert Clarke,
Jemma C. Hopewell,
Michael Hill,
James D. Otvos,
Jane Armitage,
Rory Collins
Publication year - 2012
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/circulationaha.111.073684
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , cholesterol , simvastatin , apolipoprotein b , lipoprotein , lipoprotein particle , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , endocrinology , very low density lipoprotein
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are established risk factors for vascular disease, but lipoprotein particle concentrations may be stronger determinants of risk.
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