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Plasma triglycerides and type III hyperlipidemia are independently associated with premature familial coronary artery disease.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 5 Apr 2005
Hopkins Paul N, Wu Lily L, Hunt Steven C, Brinton Eliot A
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OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to explore contributions of plasma total triglycerides (TGs) and type III hyperlipidemia to the risk of premature familial coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND: Although plasma TGs are recognized as a risk factor for CAD, the independence of this association from related risk factors remains controversial. Also, the degree of CAD risk conferred by excess remnants of...
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