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SUBMITTER: Gourgari E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299549 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gourgari Evgenia E Playford Martin P MP Campia Umberto U Dey Amit K AK Cogen Fran F Gubb-Weiser Stephanie S Mete Mihriye M Desale Sameer S Sampson Maureen M Taylor Allen A Rother Kristina I KI Remaley Alan T AT Mehta Nehal N NN
Cardiovascular diabetology 20181219 1
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) have increased mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Risk factors for CVD include an elevation of LDL (LDLp) and small HDL (sHDLp) particles, and a decrease in reverse cholesterol transport i.e. HDL-cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC). Our objective was to compare lipoprotein particles and CEC between T1DM and healthy controls (HC) and to explore the associations between NMR lipid particles and cholesterol efflux.<h4>Methods</h4>78 pat ...[more]