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Association of Achilles tendon thickness and LDL-cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia

BACKGROUND: Achilles tendons are the most common sites of tendon xanthomas that are commonly caused by disturbance of lipid metabolism. Achilles tendon thickening is the early characteristic of Achilles tendon xanthomas. The relationship between Achilles tendon thickness (ATT) and LDL-C levels, and...

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Autores principales: Wang, Bei, Zhang, Qiuwang, Lin, Ling, Pan, Li-li, He, Cheng-yu, Wan, Xiang-xin, Zheng, Zhi-ang, Huang, Zheng-xin, Zou, Chao-bao, Fu, Ming-chang, Kutryk, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-018-0765-x