Description of Discordance Between LDL Cholesterol, Non-HDL Cholesterol, and LDL Particle Number Among Patients of a Lipid Clinic

• Main Authors: Joshua W Gaborcik (Author), Melissa J Snider (Author), Margueritte Hevezi (Author), Allison Wehr (Author), Kavita Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: While LDL cholesterol measures the cholesterol content within an LDL particle (LDL-P), it may not reflect LDL-P concentrations. If discordance exists, LDL-P may better predict cardiovascular events compared to LDL-C and non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C). In primary prevention patients, dis...