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Angiographically-assessed coronary artery disease associates with HDL particle size in women.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2012
Blackburn Patricia, Lemieux Isabelle, Lamarche Benoît, Bergeron Jean, Perron Patrice, Tremblay Gérald, Gaudet Daniel, Després Jean-Pierre
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: It has been suggested that a reduced HDL particle size could be another feature of the atherogenic dyslipidemia found among viscerally obese subjects. OBJECTIVE: To investigate, in women, the relationship between HDL particle size and coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: Average HDL particle size was measured in a sample of 239 women on whom CAD was assessed by angiography. RESULTS: Overall, women...
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