Remnant Cholesterol, Not LDL Cholesterol, Is Associated With Incident Cardiovascular Disease

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 76; no. 23; pp. 2712 - 2724
• Main Authors: Castañer, Olga, Pintó, Xavier, Subirana, Isaac, Amor, Antonio J., Ros, Emilio, Hernáez, Álvaro, Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, Corella, Dolores, Salas-Salvadó, Jordi, Estruch, Ramón, Lapetra, José, Gómez-Gracia, Enrique, Alonso-Gomez, Angel M., Fiol, Miquel, Serra-Majem, Lluís, Corbella, Emili, Benaiges, David, Sorli, Jose V., Ruiz-Canela, Miguel, Babió, Nancy, Sierra, Lucas Tojal, Ortega, Emilio, Fitó, Montserrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 08.12.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular; cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cholesterol - blood; Cohort Studies; Diet, Mediterranean; Female; Humans; Lipoproteins - blood; Male; Middle Aged; non−HDL-cholesterol; Proportional Hazards Models; remnant cholesterol; Risk Factors; triglycerides; Triglycerides - blood; CVD; HDL-C; Remnant-C; cardiovascular disease; LDL-C; MACE; non−HDL-cholesterol; remnant cholesterol; MedDiet; triglycerides; BMI; TRL; Mediterranean diet; body mass index; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; major adverse cardiovascular event; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; triglyceride-rich lipoproteins

Genetic, observational, and clinical intervention studies indicate that circulating levels of triglycerides and cholesterol transported in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (remnant cholesterol) can predict cardiovascular events. This study evaluated the association of triglycerides and remnant cholest...