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Coronary Artery Disease
Smaller HDL-C particles may partly explain high CAD rates in Asian Indian women
June 23rd, 2005
Significantly smaller high-density lipoprotein cholesterol particle size may partly explain why Asian Indian women have a higher rate of coronary artery disease than Caucasian women. N.C. Bhalodkar and colleagues, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, wrote, "Asian Indian women have a higher rate of coronary artery disease (CAD) than do other ethnic groups, despite similar conventional risk factors and lipid profiles." Their study tested the hypothesis that this may be due, at least in part, by "differences in the prevalence of atherogenic HDL-C and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) sizes and their...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-23)
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