Lipid Measures and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

Traditional lipid measures are the cornerstone of risk assessment and treatment goals in cardiovascular prevention. Whereas the association between total, LDL-, HDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk has been generally acknowledged, the rather poor capacity to distinguish between patients w...

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Main Authors: Diederik F. van Wijk, Erik S. G. Stroes, John J. P. Kastelein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0636