Journal article
Lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins as risk markers of myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): a case-control study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether lipoproteins are better markers than lipids and lipoproteins for coronary heart disease is widely debated. Our aim was to compare the apolipoproteins and cholesterol as indices for risk of acute myocardial infarction.
METHODS: We did a large, standardised case-control study of acute myocardial infarction in 12,461 cases and 14,637 age-matched (plus or minus 5 years) and sex-matched controls in 52 countries. Non-fasting blood …
Authors
McQueen MJ; Hawken S; Wang X; Ounpuu S; Sniderman A; Probstfield J; Steyn K; Sanderson JE; Hasani M; Volkova E
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 372, No. 9634, pp. 224–233
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2008
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61076-4
ISSN
0140-6736