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Smaller, denser LDL particles are not a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in healthy nonagenarian women of the Cremona Population Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1998
Ruotolo G, Tettamanti C, Garancini M P, Ragogna F, Derosa G, Nardecchia L, Parlato F, Pozza G
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We evaluated LDL particle size and its relation with other established risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a group of healthy nonagenarian ( > or = 90 years) women participating in the Cremona Population Study. A group of younger healthy postmenopausal women (45-75 years) was used as control group. Nonagenarian women had significantly lower body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and...
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