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Elevated remnant cholesterol causes both low-grade inflammation and ischemic heart disease, whereas elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol causes ischemic heart disease without inflammation.
Circulation - 17 Sept 2013
Varbo Anette, Benn Marianne, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge G
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BACKGROUND: Elevated nonfasting remnant cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are causally associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD), but whether elevated nonfasting remnant cholesterol and LDL cholesterol both cause low-grade inflammation is currently unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 60 608 individuals from the Copenhagen General Population Study, the Copenhagen City Heart Study,...
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