Apolipoprotein B but not LDL Cholesterol Is Associated With Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 2 Diabetic Whites

OBJECTIVE: Evidence favors apolipoprotein B (apoB) over LDL cholesterol as a predictor of cardiovascular events, but data are lacking on coronary artery calcification (CAC), especially in type 2 diabetes, where LDL cholesterol may underestimate atherosclerotic burden. We investigated the hypothesis...

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Autores principales: Martin, Seth S., Qasim, Atif N., Mehta, Nehal N., Wolfe, Megan, Terembula, Karen, Schwartz, Stanley, Iqbal, Nayyar, Schutta, Mark, Bagheri, Roshanak, Reilly, Muredach P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491209
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db08-1794

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19491209
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db08-1794

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