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SUBMITTER: Imes CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031677 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biological research for nursing 20120423 3
Coronary heart disease (CHD) affects 17 million people in the United States and accounts for over a million hospital stays each year. Technological advances, especially in genetics and genomics, have changed our understanding of the risk factors for developing CHD. The purpose of this article is to review low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (apo B), and risk of CHD. The article focuses on five topics: (1) a description of lipoprotein classes, normal lipoprotein metaboli ...[more]