Achieving secondary prevention low-density lipoprotein particle concentration goals using lipoprotein cholesterol-based data.

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies suggest that LDL particle concentration (LDL-P) may remain elevated at guideline recommended LDL cholesterol goals, representing a source of residual risk. We examined the following seven separate lipid parameters in achieving the LDL-P goal of <1000 nmol/L goal...

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Main Authors: Simon C Mathews, Jaya Mallidi, Krishnaji Kulkarni, Peter P Toth, Steven R Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3315574?pdf=render