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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: van Wijk, Diederik F., Stroes, Erik S. G., Kastelein, John J. P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833241/