High density lipoprotein cholesterol is not a major risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in British men.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pocock, S.J.; Shaper, A.G.; Phillips, A.N.; Walker, M.; Whitehead, T.P.
- Source
- British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition). 2/22/1986, Vol. 292 Issue 6519, p515. 5p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs.
- Subject
- *HIGH density lipoproteins
*CHOLESTEROL
*CORONARY heart disease risk factors
*PHYSIOLOGY
- Language
- ISSN
- 0267-0623
Examines the concentration of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) in serum among middle aged men in Great Britain. Rate of HDL cholesterol concentration in men with ischemic heart disease; Reliability of HDL cholesterol as a predictor of heart disease risk; Influence of HDL cholesterol on the development of ischemic heart disease.