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Significance of small dense low-density lipoproteins and other risk factors in patients with various types of coronary heart disease.
American heart journal - 1 Dec 2002
Koba Shinji, Hirano Tsutomu, Kondo Takeshi, Shibata Masayuki, Suzuki Hiroshi, Murakami Mikitaka, Geshi Eiichi, Katagiri Takashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It remains unclear how closely the small dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (diameter < or =25.5 nm) is associated with various types of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Japanese patients, an ethnic group with lower serum cholesterol levels and less massive obesity compared with Western populations. METHODS AND RESULTS: We measured mean LDL particle diameter by gradient gel electrophoresis in 571...
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