Improving Assessment Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk In Chinese

Scientists report in the November 2007 issue of the Journal of Lipid Research that the concentration of a compound called apolipoprotein B in the blood is better at predicting whether Chinese have coronary heart disease in which fatty deposits clog arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart than other substances such as blood cholesterol levels. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cholesterol on October 20th, 2007