Why is non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol a better marker of the risk of vascular disease than low-density lipoprotein cholesterol? - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2010 May-Jun;4(3):152-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2010.03.005. Epub 2010 Mar 18.

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Why is non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol a better marker of the risk of vascular disease than low-density lipoprotein cholesterol?

Allan Sniderman et al. J Clin Lipidol. 2010 May-Jun.

Abstract

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been the focus of managing lipoprotein disorders for decades. It is now time to consider a change. Both apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have been shown to be more accurate markers of cardiovascular risk than LDL-C. ApoB measures total atherogenic particle number, of which 90% are LDL particles. Therefore, LDL particle number determines plasma apoB in most patients. Non-HDL-C is widely assumed to be superior to LDL-C when triglyceride concentrations are elevated (even modestly) because it includes the cholesterol in very-low-density lipoprotein. However, evidence does not support this concept. Rather, non-HDL-C appears to be an indirect way of estimating apoB. We argue that we should integrate the information from non-HDL-C and apoB for better risk assessment and a better target of therapy.

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