Plasma apolipoprotein-B is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and its assessment should be routine clinical practice

aSection of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine bDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands cInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK dEinthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands Correspondence to Stella Trompet, PhD, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, C7-Q, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 71 526 1312; fax: +31 71 524 8159; e-mail: [email protected]