Association of endothelial function and vascular data with LDL-c and HDL-c in a homogeneous population of middle-aged, healthy military men: Evidence for a critical role of optimal lipid levels

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-382

  Laclaustra, Martin ^a   Frangi, Alejandro F ^b   Frangi, Andres G ^a   Casasnovas, Jose A ^a   Cia, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelial function; Flow mediated dilation; Lipids

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TRIGLYCERIDES; VASODILATION;

EID: 40949141018     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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