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Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Apolipoproteins B -- blood; Biomarkers -- blood; Cardiovascular Diseases -- diagnosis; Cholesterol
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Non-Hdl-C Or Apolipoprotein-B Versus Ldl-C Screening For Evaluation And Treatment Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Grant Coauette
Non-Hdl-C Or Apolipoprotein-B Versus Ldl-C Screening For Evaluation And Treatment Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Grant Coauette
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration in the population has been a goal of researchers and clinicians to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
• Controversy surrounds using [LDL-C] as the primary lipid biomarker to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular events. An article search dating back to 2005 of PubMed and The Cochran Library was conducted.
• The purpose of this investigation was to determine if LDL-C should be the primary lipid biomarker used to determine ASCVD treatment and prevention. This investigation researched other lipid biomarkers and targets to determine clinical relevance and if the level of those markers more …