Lipids, risk factors and ischaemic heart disease
WP Castelli - Atherosclerosis, 1996 - Elsevier
Over 200 risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) have now been identified. Among
these, the three most important are (1) abnormal lipids, including the fact that there are more
than 15 types of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins and four different types of triglyceride-
rich particles, some of which are very atherogenic,(2) high blood pressure, and (3) cigarette
smoking. In addition, many other factors including diabetes, haemostatic factors such as
fibrinogen, factor VII, plasminogen activator inhibitors, and new factors such as …
these, the three most important are (1) abnormal lipids, including the fact that there are more
than 15 types of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins and four different types of triglyceride-
rich particles, some of which are very atherogenic,(2) high blood pressure, and (3) cigarette
smoking. In addition, many other factors including diabetes, haemostatic factors such as
fibrinogen, factor VII, plasminogen activator inhibitors, and new factors such as …