Journal
CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 847-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2006.07.006
Keywords
-
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Laboratory measurements of plasma lipids (principally cholesterol and triglycerides) and lipoprotein lipids (principally low-density lipoprotein [LDL] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol) are the cornerstone of the clinical assessment and management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. LDL particles, and to a lesser extent very - low-density lipoprotein [VLDL] particles, cause atherosclerosis, whereas HDL particles prevent or reverse this process through reverse cholesterol transport. The overall risk for CVD depends on the balance between the bad LDL (and VLDL) and good HDL particles. Direct assessment of hpoprotein particle numbers is now possible through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available