Association of Serum Vitamin Levels, LDL Susceptibility to Oxidation, and Autoantibodies Against MDA-LDL With Carotid Atherosclerosis

Iribarren, Carlos; R. Folsom, Aaron; R. Jacobs, David; D. Gross, Myron; D. Belcher, John; H. Eckfeldt, John

doi:10.1161/01.atv.17.6.1171

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Association of Serum Vitamin Levels, LDL Susceptibility to Oxidation, and Autoantibodies Against MDA-LDL With Carotid Atherosclerosis

Published in Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology • Jun 1, 1997

Authors:

Carlos Iribarren

Aaron R. Folsom

David R. Jacobs

Abstract

Oxidative modification of LDL is believed to be a crucial step in atherosclerosis. Thus, antioxidant vitamins may have a role in the prevention of coronary disease. We examined the cross-sectional association of serum vitamin levels, the susceptibility of LDL to hemin-induced oxidation (lag phase to...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Odds ratio

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