Low-density lipoprotein subclasses over the menopausal transition and risk of coronary calcification and carotid atherosclerosis: the SWAN Heart and HDL ancillary studies

CONCLUSIONS: During the MT, women experience significant increases in LDL subclasses found to be related to greater cIMT levels and CAC prevalence. Whether these changes could better predict future risk of hard cardiovascular disease events beyond LDL-C remains a research question to address.PMID:37738035 | DOI:10.1097/GME.0000000000002245

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samar R El Khoudary Xirun Chen Ziyuan Wang Maria M Brooks Trevor Orchard Sybil Crawford Imke Janssen Susan A Everson-Rose Daniel McConnell Karen Matthews Source Type: research