Lipoprotein particles may predict heart attack risk

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | November 15, 2004| | Copyright

Lipoprotein particles may predict heart attack risk

New Orleans -- A large new study has concluded that measuring the number of lipoprotein particles in the blood may be a better way to predict a person's heart attack risk than measuring simple cholesterol.

The finding, presented at a recent medical meeting here, adds to a growing number of studies that bolster the idea of testing for lipoproteins, the tiny spheres that carry cholesterol in the blood and that penetrate artery walls, causing heart disease.

Lipoproteins have been compared with garbage trucks that carry the debris (cholesterol) ...

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