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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol efflux capacity is inversely associated with cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: A low plasma level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDL-C) is associated with cardiovascular risk. A key cardioprotective property of HDL is cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), the ability of HDL to accept cholesterol from macrophages. In this study, we aimed to identify the...

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Autores principales: Qiu, Chengfeng, Zhao, Xiang, Zhou, Quan, Zhang, Zhen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5681808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29126414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-017-0604-5