Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein as Biomarker for Atherosclerotic Diseases

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn 2017, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Ivanova, Ekaterina A ^a   Myasoedova, Veronika A ^b,c   Melnichenko, Alexandra A ^b   Grechko, Andrey V ^d   Orekhov, Alexander N ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^d V A NEGOVSKY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENERAL REANIMATOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e Institute for Atherosclerosis Research   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; LIPOPROTEINS;

ATHEROGENIC POTENTIAL; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DIFFERENT SIZES; HOMOGENEOUS ASSAYS; INFLAMMATORY PROCESS; LABORATORY METHODS; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS;

DISEASES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD;

DISEASES; MARKERS; OXIDATION; PROTEINS;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMARKERS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS;

EID: 85019596649     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1273042     Document Type: Article

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