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Discordance analysis of apolipoprotein B and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol as markers of cardiovascular risk in the INTERHEART study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2012
Sniderman Allan D, Islam Shofique, Yusuf Salim, McQueen Matthew J
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OBJECTIVES: Whether non-HDL-C and apoB are equivalent markers of cardiovascular risk remains controversial. Only when apoB particles in toto contain either more or less cholesterol than normal - that is, when their composition is discordant - could apoB and non-HDL-C predict risk differently. Accordingly, this study tests within the INTERHEART data base whether apoB or non-HDL-C are equivalent markers of risk...
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