Ceramide Scores Predict Cardiovascular Risk in the Community

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated ceramide score is a robust predictor of cardiovascular disease and MACE in the community. The risk conferred by the ceramide score has a dose-response behavior and is independent of conventional risk factors.PMID:33596665 | DOI:10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315530

Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - February 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vlad C Vasile Jeffrey W Meeusen Jose R Medina Inojosa Leslie J Donato Christopher G Scott Meredith S Hyun Manlio Vinciguerra Richard R Rodeheffer Francisco Lopez Jimenez Allan S Jaffe Source Type: research