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Sleep apnea is related to the atherogenic phenotype, lipoprotein subclass B.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine - 15 Apr 2012
Luyster Faith S, Kip Kevin E, Drumheller Oliver J, Rice Thomas B, Edmundowicz Daniel, Matthews Karen, Reis Steven E, Strollo Patrick J
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep apnea has been implicated as an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). An association between the severity of sleep apnea and total cholesterol levels has previously been reported. However, the association with small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentration (subclass B), one of the strongest predictors of atherosclerosis, is unknown....
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