Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol/high density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio predicts plaque vulnerability in patients with stable angina

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 246-251

  Kim, Jeong Hun ^a,b   Jeong, Myung Ho ^a,c   Hong, Young Joon ^a   Lee, Ki Hong ^a   Kim, In Soo ^a   Choi, Yun Ha ^a   Lee, Min Goo ^a   Park, Keun Ho ^a   Sim, Doo Sun ^a   Kim, Ju Han ^a   Ahn, Youngkeun ^a   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^a   Park, Jong Chun ^a   Kang, Jung Chaee ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Cholesterol, high density lipoprotein; Cholesterol, low density lipoprotein; Plaque, atherosclerotic; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THROMBUS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84861015162     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.4.246     Document Type: Article

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