Should we forget about low-density lipoprotein cholesterol?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1228-1229

  Civeira, Fernando ^a   Ascaso, Juan ^b   Masana, Luis ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TARGETING; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ONSET AGE;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84896949897     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.11.054     Document Type: Letter

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