Impact of menopause and diabetes on atherogenic lipid profile: is it worth to analyse lipoprotein subfractions to assess cardiovascular risk in women?

Abstract Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women at advanced age, who are affected a decade later compared to men. Cardiovascular risk factors in women are not properly investigated nor treated and events are frequently lethal. Both menopause and type 2 diabetes substantially i...

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Main Authors: Marília Izar Helfenstein Fonseca, Isis Tande da Silva, Sandra Roberta G. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0221-5