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The puzzle of high-density lipoprotein in cardiovascular prevention
El-Harchaoui, A.
Publication date
2009
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El-Harchaoui, A. (2009). The puzzle of high-density lipoprotein in cardiovascular prevention.
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contents
Chapter 1 General introduction and outline of the thesis 7
part i: refining current cholesterol lipid tests for assessment of future cad risk
Chapter 2 Value of low-density lipoprotein particle number and size as predictors of coronary artery disease in apparently healthy men and women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2007;49:547-53.
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Chapter 3 High density lipoprotein size and particle concentration and coronary risk.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2009;150:84-93.
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Chapter 4 Role of apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio in cardiovascular risk assessment: Case control analysis in EPIC-Norfolk study.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2007;146:640-8.
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part ii: impact of low hdl cholesterol and ceTp on reverse cholesterol trans-port and coronary artery disease.
Chapter 5 Reduced fecal sterol excretion in subjects with familial hypoalphalipo-proteinemia.
Atherosclerosis 2009 (in press).
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Chapter 6 Fasting plasma CETP concentration is independently associated with the postprandial decrease in HDL cholesterol concentration following fat-rich meals: The Hoorn postprandial study.
Metabolism (in press)
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Chapter 7 Relationship between the CETP -629C-A polymorphism and risk for coronary artery disease in the EPIC-Norfolk population study.
Submitted for publication.
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Chapter 8 Role of CETP inhibition in dyslipidemia
Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2007;9:125-33.
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Chapter 9 CETP inhibition beyond raising HDL cholesterol levels; Pathways by which modulation of CETP activity may alter atherogenesis.
Atheroscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006;26:706-15. Review.
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Chapter 10 Consequences of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition in patients with familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia.
Atheroscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2005;25:e133-4.
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summary and future perspectives 151
samenvatting 161
dankwoord 169