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ArticleAtherosclerosis2009

Altered composition of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and coronary artery disease in a large case-control study.

Paul N Hopkins, M Nazeem Nanjee, Lily L Wu, Michael G McGinty, Eliot A Brinton, Steven C Hunt, Jeffrey L Anderson

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Article in Atherosclerosis, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Paul N HopkinsCardiovascular Genetics Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. paul.hopkins@utah.ed
M Nazeem Nanjee
Lily L Wu
Michael G McGinty
Eliot A Brinton
Steven C Hunt
Jeffrey L Anderson

Funding

GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AGING IN UTAH PEDIGREESR01AG018734 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HUNT, STEVEN C. · 2000 to 2007
$7.5M
Risk Burden of Lipoprotein Metabolic Gene HaplotypesR01HL071878 · NHLBI · IHC HEALTH SERVICES, INC. · PI ANDERSON, JEFFREY LANCE · 2004 to 2007
$2.3M
CHARACTERIZATION OF CORONARY PRONE PEDIGREESR01HL021088 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WILLIAMS, ROGER R · 1985 to 1990
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DO LPL MUTATIONS PROMOTE DYSLIPIDEMIA &HYPERTENSION?R01HL047466 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WILLIAMS, ROGER R · 1992 to 1994
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GENETICS OF HYPERTENSIONR01HL047651 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI WILLIAMS, GORDON H · 1992 to 1995
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NHLBI NIH HHS HL21088NHLBI NIH HHS HL71878NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL021088NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL047466NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL047651NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL071878NIA NIH HHS AG18734NIA NIH HHS R01 AG018734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraditional beta-quantification of plasma lipoproteins by ultracentrifugation separates triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TGRL) from higher density lipoproteins. The cholesterol in the TGRL fraction is referred to as measured very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) recognizing that other TGRL may be present. The measured VLDL-C to total plasma triglyceride (VLDL-C/TG) has long been considered an index of average TGRL composition with abnormally high VLDL-C/TG ratios (>or=0.30 with TG>150mg/dL) indicative of atherogenic remnant accumulation (type III hyperlipidemia). However, virtually no reports are available which examine potential associations between CAD and VLDL-C/TG at the lower end of the spectrum. METHODS AND

resultsWe performed ultracentrifugation in 1170 cases with premature-onset, familial CAD and 1759 population-based controls and examined the VLDL-C/TG ratio as an index of TGRL composition. As expected, we found very high CAD risk associated with severe type III hyperlipidemia (OR 10.5, p=0.02). Unexpectedly, however, we found a robust, graded, and independent association between CAD risk and lower than average VLDL-C/TG ratios (p<0.0001 as ordered categories or as a continuous variable). Among those in the lowest VLDL-C/TG category (a ratio <0.12), CAD risk was clearly increased (OR 4.5, 95% CI 2.9-6.9) and remained significantly elevated in various subgroups including those with triglycerides below 200mg/dl, in males and females separately, as well as among those with no traditional CAD risk factors (OR 5.8, 95% CI 1.5-22). Significant compositional differences by case status were confirmed in a subset whose samples were re-spun with measurement of lipids and apolipoprotein B (apo B) in each subfraction.

conclusionsWe found a strong, graded, independent, and robust association between CAD and lower VLDL-C/TG ratios. We consider this a novel, hypothesis-generating observation which will hopefully generate additional future studies to provide confirmation and further insight into potential mechanisms.

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AdultAgedAge of OnsetBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLCholesterol, VLDLCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleGenetic TestingHumansHyperlipidemiasLipoproteinsLipoproteins, IDLLogistic ModelsBiomarkersCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLCholesterol, VLDLLipoproteinsLipoproteins, IDLTriglycerides

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PMID19524242
PMCPMC2787968

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