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Clin Chem Lab Med
February 2025
Department of Laboratory Medicine, 60208 AZ St.-Jan Hospital, Bruges, Belgium.
Antioxidants (Basel)
January 2025
1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is commonly associated with the early degeneration of the aortic valve. Up to 45% of BAV patients over the age of 50 develop aortic stenosis (AS). Although published data indicate a robust interplay between lipids and calcific AS in tricuspid aortic valve patients, the studies on the BAV population are lacking.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines.
Coconut oil (CNO) is often characterized as an "artery-clogging fat" because it is a predominantly saturated fat that ostensibly raises total cholesterol (TChol) and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). Whereas previous analyses assessed CNO based on the relative effects on lipid parameters against other fats and oils, this analysis focuses on the effects of CNO itself. Here, we review the literature on CNO and analyze 984 lipid profile data sets from 26 CNO studies conducted over the past 40 years.
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December 2024
Department of Biochemistry, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Introduction: Assessing LDL cholesterol is pivotal for cardiovascular risk evaluation. While direct LDL measurement is accurate, calculated LDL methods offer practicality and cost-effectiveness. This study aims to evaluate the correlation between direct LDL measurement and various calculated LDL methods, shedding light on their clinical utility.
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