Lipoprotein heterogeneity: diagnostic and therapeutic implications

PO Kwiterovich - American Journal of Cardiology, 2002 - ajconline.org
Lipoprotein heterogeneity is now well recognized as an important factor that reflects
differences in lipoprotein composition, size, and metabolism as well as dietary and genetic
influences. 1–8 An important question is whether an accurate and reproducible assessment
of lipoprotein heterogeneity in plasma provides additional predictive and therapeutic
information concerning coronary artery disease (CAD) over that provided by traditional
measurement of plasma lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol levels. This supplement considers …