HDL Cholesterol, Very Low Levels of LDL Cholesterol, and Cardiovascular Events
Top Cited Papers
- 27 September 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (13), 1301-1310
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa064278
Abstract
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are a strong inverse predictor of cardiovascular events. However, it is not clear whether this association is maintained at very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.Keywords
This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
- A prospective study of HDL-C and cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene mutations and the risk of coronary heart disease in the elderlyJournal of Lipid Research, 2004
- Prevention of coronary and stroke events with atorvastatin in hypertensive patients who have average or lower-than-average cholesterol concentrations, in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial—Lipid Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA): a multicentre randomised controlled trialThe Lancet, 2003
- Coronary Heart Disease Prediction From Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels, Triglycerides, Lipoprotein(a), Apolipoproteins A-I and B, and HDL Density SubfractionsCirculation, 2001
- Primary Prevention of Acute Coronary Events With Lovastatin in Men and Women With Average Cholesterol LevelsJAMA, 1998
- Risk factors for coronary artery disease in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus: United Kingdom prospective diabetes study (UKPDS: 23)BMJ, 1998
- The Effect of Pravastatin on Coronary Events after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Average Cholesterol LevelsNew England Journal of Medicine, 1996
- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol as a predictor of coronary heart disease risk. The PROCAM experience and pathophysiological implications for reverse cholesterol transportAtherosclerosis, 1996
- Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease with Pravastatin in Men with HypercholesterolemiaNew England Journal of Medicine, 1995
- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Four prospective American studies.Cell Metabolism, 1989
- High density lipoprotein as a protective factor against coronary heart diseaseAmerican Journal Of Medicine, 1977