Familial correlations were estimated using the FCOR2 program of SAGE. 21 The uniform weight to pedigrees option was chosen. This programme estimates correlations among relatives taking into account ...

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk study is part of the largest prospective evaluation of diet and health ever undertaken. The entire EPIC study involves ...

We believe this approach provides the only direct physical measurement of lipoprotein particle size and concentration for each lipoprotein subclass, from small HDL to large VLDL," said Richard E.

A role for cholesterol in coronary artery disease (CAD) was postulated for nearly a century before sufficient evidence from clinical trials became available in the mid-1980s to include it in ...

Q: How much does a normal or high HDL cholesterol protect you from the adverse health effects of a high LDL cholesterol? A: ...

While low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are much more abundant than lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] particles and carry the greatest overall risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), on a per-particle basis ...

Not all LDL cholesterol is created equal. Some particles of this blood fat are large and buoyant and breeze easily through your circulatory system. But other particles are small and dense—and four ...

Lipoprotein(a), the low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle that is currently the focus of so much enthusiastic research, is significantly more atherogenic than LDL cholesterol, according to a ...

Exercise has a direct influence on LDL metabolism and a positive impact on cholesterol size. 13 One explanation for the benefits of exercise is that a TG-rich environment fosters formation of sdLDL; ...

BOSTON, April 30, 2004 – Results of three studies show the oral anti-diabetic agent ACTOS (R) (pioglitazone HCl), in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin or insulin, resulted in triglyceride ...

A recent post by Dr Shailesh Singh on X (formerly known as Twitter) has caught attention for a simple reason. It questions a belief many people hold tight. The belief is that a single LDL cholesterol ...