Lipid abnormalities and cardiovascular risk in the elderly

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 653-657

  Milionis, Haralampos J ^a   Elisaf, Moses S ^a   Mikhailidis, Dimitri P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Elderly; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Risk; Statin

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NOTE; POPULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41149164786     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079908X273363     Document Type: Note

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