Many large-scale studies have reported that current American Heart Association and
American College of Cardiology guidelines overestimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular …

Background—Risk factors for vascular disease include obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension,
dysglycemia, insulin resistance, inflammation, thrombosis, and subclinical atherosclerosis …

Background—Whether apolipoprotein B (apoB) or non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(HDL-C) adds to the predictive power of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) for …

Objective To compare the value of apolipoprotein B (apoB) and low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL-C) in assessing the risk of coronary heart disease in patients with …

To assess the potential use of plasma apolipoprotein B (ApoB) as a risk factor for coronary
artery disease, this apolipoprotein was quantified by electro-immunoassay in 161 male …

Holewijn S, den Heijer M, Swinkels DW, Stalenhoef AFH, de Graaf J.(Address: Division of
Vascular Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine; Department of Epidemiology …

Background: Although direct and calculated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-
cholesterol) has been widely used as an important predictor for cardiovascular risk, many …

Abstract The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 12.6 million
adults in the United States (US) are diagnosed with coronary heart disease. Current …

Background: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been the cornerstone
measurement for assessing cardiovascular risk for nearly 20 years. Content: Recent data …

The objective of the present study was to examine concordance/discordance among 4
atherogenic indexes of cardiovascular risk: plasma total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein …