1985•The Journal of Japan Atherosclerosis SocietyOpen access
Relation of Apolipoproteins to Severity of Angiographically Defined Coronary Atherosclerosis
Shoichi Tomono, Masako Furuya, Akemi Sakurai, Nahoko Sato, Takashi Iizuka, Shinichi Takase, Hiroshi Kanda, Tadashi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Murata
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Abstract
The relationship of coronary atherosclerosis to with plasma lipids and apoproteins was examined in 143 male patients aged 40-59 years undergoing coronary angiography. Although the plasma levels of apoprotein A-I (apo A-I), A-II (apo A-II) and B (apo B) were not related with severity of coronary atherosclerosis determined by coronary angiography, but significant relationship was found between the severity of the coronary atherosclerosis and apo B/apo A-I ratio as well as between apo B/apo A-II ratio. The coronary atherosclerosis was less severe in light drinkers compared with non-drinkers.
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