Article
Influence of apolipoproteins on the anatomical distribution of arterial disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 1991
Wiseman S A, Powell J T, Barber N, Humphries S E, Greenhalgh R M
Abstract excerpt
The association of raised triglyceride levels with peripheral arterial disease has indicated that different interactions of environmental, biochemical and genetic risk factors promote atherosclerosis in particular sites. This hypothesis was investigated in patients presenting with atherosclerotic disease in the carotid (n = 23) or peripheral arteries (n = 94) before the age of 50 years; symptomatic coronary...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoprotein C-III
- Apolipoproteins
- Apolipoproteins C
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
