Reduced HDL particle size as an additional feature of the atherogenic dyslipidemia of abdominal obesity

Reduced plasma HDL cholesterol concentration has been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. However, a low HDL cholesterol concentration is usually not observed as an isolated disorder because this condition is often accompanied by additional metabolic alterations. The objecti...

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Main Authors: Agnès Pascot, Isabelle Lemieux, Denis Prud'homme, Angelo Tremblay, André Nadeau, Charles Couillard, Jean Bergeron, Benoît Lamarche, Jean-Pierre Després
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520315297