Association between Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (VLDL-C) and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Postmenopausal Women Without Overt Cardiovascular Disease and on LDL-C Target Levels

Background: atherosclerotic process inexorably advances in patients reaching low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets. An attractive hypothesis is that lipoprotein particles (very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL)), could contribute to residual risk. T...

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Main Authors: Marco Gentile, Arcangelo Iannuzzi, Francesco Giallauria, Antonello D’Andrea, Elio Venturini, Mario Pacileo, Giuseppe Covetti, Camilla Panico, Amalia Mattiello, Giuseppe Vitale, Filippo Maria Sarullo, Paolo Rubba, Carlo Vigorito, Salvatore Panico, Gabriella Iannuzzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/5/1422

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