Serum apolipoprotein B is superior to LDL-cholesterol level in predicting incident coronary disease among Turks

Onat A., Oezhan H., Can G., Hergenc G., KARABULUT A., Albayrak S.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.128-133, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.128-133
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To investigate the relative roles of serum apolipoprotein (apo) B and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels in predicting incident coronary heart disease (CHID). Whether apo B/apo A-I ratio has advantage over apo B in this prediction constitutes a secondary aim.