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Non-HDL cholesterol is a good predictor of the risk of increased arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women in an urban Brazilian population

OBJECTIVES: Increased arterial stiffness is an important determinant of the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lipid profile impairment, especially hypercholesterolemia, is associated with stiffer blood vessels. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine which of the five circulating lipid components...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira Alvim, Rafael, Mourao, Carlos Alberto, Magalhães, Géssica Lopes, de Oliveira, Camila Maciel, Krieger, José Eduardo, Mill, José Geraldo, Pereira, Alexandre Costa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5304361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28273234
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2017(02)07