Are remnant-like particles independent predictors of coronary heart disease incidence? The Honolulu Heart study.

Background: Remnant-like particles have been proposed as a new risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). This is the first long-term prospective investigation of the relationship between remnant-like particles and a cardiovascular disease outcome in healthy men.

Methods And Results: A cohort of 1156 Japanese-American men aged 60 to 82 from the Honolulu Heart Program was followed for 17 years.