Open AccessHigh Levels of Apolipoprotein B/AI Ratio Are Associated With Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis
Author(s) -
JongHo Park,
KeunSik Hong,
Eun-Ja Lee,
Juneyoung Lee,
DongEog Kim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.620104
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , apolipoprotein b , stenosis , fibrate , metabolic syndrome , cardiology , stroke (engine) , statin , atorvastatin , cholesterol , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering , obesity
The apolipoprotein B (apoB)/apoAI ratio is recognized as a better indicator of cardiovascular disease than other cholesterol measures. Whether intracranial or extracranial atherosclerosis is more closely associated with an increased apoB/apoAI ratio has not been investigated.
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