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Lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in urban Africans presenting with communicable versus non-communicable forms of heart disease: the ‘Heart of Soweto’ hospital registry study
OBJECTIVES: To investigate if urban Africans displayed lower levels of atheroprotective high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) when presenting with communicable versus non-communicable forms of heart disease (HD) as both acute infection and chronic inflammation reduce HDLC levels. DESIGN: Hospi...
Autores principales: | Lyons, Jasmine G, Sliwa, Karen, Carrington, Melinda J, Raal, Frederick, Pretorius, Sandra, Thienemann, Friedrich, Stewart, Simon |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25023131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005069 |
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