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distinguishing thing about disease-causing (atherogenic) lipoproteins is a surface protein, called apoB100, apoB for short. Most apoB protein is found on LDL particles but apoB is also present on other lipoprotein particles: very low density and intermediate density lipoproteins (VLDL and IDL) and Lp(a). The measurement of apoB accounts for all of
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Most of this risk was related to unhealthy lifestyle habits and metabolic risk factors. These factors included increased weight, and laboratory findings such as elevated fasting blood sugar and the so-called “atherogenic” lipid panel: higher triglycerides, lower HDL-C (lower HDL-2) and more dangerous, small dense LDL-particles. Improved medical scr
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When it comes to cholesterol many people incorrectly assume a “normal” LDL identifies lower risk, but that may not be correct. More than seventy percent of heart attack victims show up with an LDL-cholesterol that is in the low-to-average range.
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cardiovascular disease is responsible for most of the deaths in the U.S.