Key result
Hyperlipidemia, particularly genetically determined elevations of plasma cholesterol or triglyceride levels, facilitates the development of atherosclerosis.
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Supports lipid screening in atherosclerosis risk; leaves open prospective validation of genetic hyperlipidemia effects.
• We present evidence that hyperlipidemia, particularly genetically determined elevations of plasma cholesterol or triglyceride levels, facilitates the development of atherosclerosis. (Arch Surg113:35-41, 1978)
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Charles J. Glueck (1978) studied this question. Hyperlipidemia, particularly genetically determined elevations of plasma cholesterol or triglyceride levels, facilitates the development of atherosclerosis.
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