Validity of a Novel Method for Estimating Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Cardiovascular Disease Patients Treated with Statins

Aim: The Friedewald equation is the standard method for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels [LDL-C(F)] and fixes the ratio of triglyceride (TG) to very LDL-C at 5. However, this has been reported to underestimate LDL-C, particularly in patients with LDL-C < 70 mg/dL. A n...

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Autores principales: Sonoda, Takeshi, Takumi, Takuro, Miyata, Masaaki, Kanda, Daisuke, Kosedo, Ippei, Yoshino, Satoshi, Ohishi, Mitsuru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Atherosclerosis Society 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29794412
http://dx.doi.org/10.5551/jat.44396

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29794412
http://dx.doi.org/10.5551/jat.44396

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