Comparison Between Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Estimate Cardiovascular Risk Using a Multivariate Model.

CONCLUSIONS: In our population, LDL-C and non-HDL-C were equivalent at predicting CVD. More studies using this methodology are needed to confirm these results.
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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - September 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Palazón-Bru A, Carbayo-Herencia JA, Simarro-Rueda M, Artigao-Ródenas LM, Divisón-Garrote JA, Molina-Escribano F, Ponce-García I, Gil-Guillén VF, GEVA (Group of Vascular Diseases From Albacete) Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research