Lipoprotein remnants accumulation in end-stage renal disease: evidence of an active role of heparin administration during hemodialysis

Treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia: comparison of the effectiveness of different statins

Low-density-lipoprotein peak particle size in a Mediterranean population.

Background: The predominance of small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles ('LDL phenotype B') has been associated with a three-fold increased risk of myocardial infarction, but the feasibility of the identification of small, dense LDL as independent predictors of coronary artery disease risk in population studies remains questioned. Design: We evaluated the LDL peak particle size and its relation with other established risk factors for coronary heart disease in a group of 156 randomized subjects living on the Mediterranean island of Ustica (71 males and 85 women, range of age 20-69 years), representing approximately 30% of the total population. Results: The prevalence of LDL phen…

Transient chylomicronemic syndrome: description of three cases

ApoE polymorphism in a small Mediterranean island: Relationships with plasma lipids, lipoproteins and LDL particle size

Polymorphisms of apoE gene are able to modulate lipoprotein metabolism at different steps and to influence LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and also other lipoproteins features. Population studies documented large differences in the frequency of apoE alleles which could be even related to the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. In this study we evaluated the apoE genotypes and allele frequency in 576 subjects living in a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the relative contribution of apoE polymorphism on plasma lipid and lipoprotein profile, including LDL particle size. We found a cumulative frequency of 0.073, 0.866 and 0.061 for ε2, ε3 and ε4 alleles respectively. Moreover ε3 subjects…

Le variazioni dei valori dell’assetto lipidico durante la risposta di fase acuta post-infarto miocardico acuto sono accompagnate da modifiche nel size delle LDL

Levels of b-sitosterol in a sicilian sample of hyper-cholesterolemic patients

Low prevalence of the atherogenic small, dense LDL in a mediterranean population. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Bassa prevalenza delle LDL aterogene piccole e dense in una popolazione mediterranea

Variazioni delle sottofrazioni delle lipoproteine ricche in trigliceridi durante la dialisi in soggetti uremici

Livelli di b-sitosterolo in una popolazione siciliana di pazienti ipercolesterolemici