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Small dense low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations predict risk for coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2014
Hoogeveen Ron C, Gaubatz John W, Sun Wensheng, Dodge Rhiannon C, Crosby Jacy R, Jiang Jennifer, Couper David, Virani Salim S, Kathiresan Sekar, Boerwinkle Eric, Ballantyne Christie M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between plasma levels of small dense low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (sdLDL-C) and risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in a prospective study among Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Plasma sdLDL-C was measured in 11 419 men and women of the biracial ARIC study using a newly developed homogeneous assay. A...
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