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The logarithm of the triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol ratio is related to the history of cardiovascular disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Jan 2012
Soška Vladimír, Jarkovský Jiří, Ravčuková Barbora, Tichý Lukáš, Fajkusová Lenka, Freiberger Tomáš
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine whether the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP=log[triglycerides/HDL-cholesterol]) differs in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients with and without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 555 FH patients with known mutations in the LDL receptor or the apolipoprotein B gene, of whom 53 had a history of CVD (CVD+...
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