Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2), inflammatory biomarkers, and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)

Autoria(s): Caslake, M.J.; Packard, C.J.; Robertson, M.; Cooney, J.; Nelson, J.J.; Ford, I.; Gaw, Allan; Jukema, J.W.; Macfarlane, P.W.; Stott, D.J.; Shepherd, J.
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01/05/2010
Resumo

Objective: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) is an inflammatory biomarker that circulates mainly bound to LDL. We evaluated the association of Lp-PLA(2) with vascular events in the elderly where the importance of LDL is diminished as a risk factor for coronary disease.
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http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/lipoproteinassociated-phospholipase-a2-inflammatory-biomarkers-and-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-the-prospective-study-of-pravastatin-in-the-elderly-at-risk-prosper(90bb53ed-a94d-4efa-bf2b-fc4ad73cb0e5).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.10.041
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eng
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
Fonte

Caslake , M J , Packard , C J , Robertson , M , Cooney , J , Nelson , J J , Ford , I , Gaw , A , Jukema , J W , Macfarlane , P W , Stott , D J & Shepherd , J 2010 , ' Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2), inflammatory biomarkers, and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) ' Atherosclerosis , vol 210 , no. 1 , pp. 28-34 . DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.10.041
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