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SUBMITTER: Zimetti F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5880496 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimetti Francesca F Freitas Wladimir M WM Campos Alessandra M AM Daher Mauricio M Adorni Maria Pia MP Bernini Franco F Sposito Andrei C AC Zanotti Ilaria I
Journal of lipid research 20180207 4
Several studies have revealed that traditional risk factors are less effective in predicting CVD risk in the elderly, suggesting the need to identify new biomarkers. Here, we evaluated the association between serum cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), an atheroprotective property of HDL recently identified as a novel marker of CVD risk, and atherosclerotic burden in a cohort of very old, healthy individuals. Serum CEC values were not significantly correlated either with calcium score or with marke ...[more]