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Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype and LDL size and subclasses in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2008
Rizzo Manfredi, Pernice Vincenzo, Frasheri Arian, Berneis Kaspar
Abstract excerpt
The type of dyslipidemia in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is still ill defined. PAD patients often show elevated triglycerides and reduced HDL-cholesterol, two lipid abnormalities usually accompanied by decreased LDL size in the "atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype" (ALP). We investigated (1) whether PAD patients have lower LDL size, (2) altered LDL subclass distribution and (3) the prevalence of...
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