Research on dyslipidaemias in 2017 reaffirmed the central role of reducing the levels of atherogenic apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, predominantly LDL, in preventing ischaemic cardiovascular events. However, whether increasing HDL-cholesterol levels in isolation can reduce cardiovascular risk remains to be determined.

Dyslipidaemias in 2017: Atherogenic lipoproteins as treatment targets / A.L. Catapano. - In: NATURE REVIEWS. CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 1759-5002. - 15:2(2018 Feb), pp. 75-76. [10.1038/nrcardio.2017.221]

Dyslipidaemias in 2017: Atherogenic lipoproteins as treatment targets

A.L. Catapano
2018

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Research on dyslipidaemias in 2017 reaffirmed the central role of reducing the levels of atherogenic apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, predominantly LDL, in preventing ischaemic cardiovascular events. However, whether increasing HDL-cholesterol levels in isolation can reduce cardiovascular risk remains to be determined.
cardiology and cardiovascular medicine
Settore BIO/14 - Farmacologia
feb-2018
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