1. Serum lipid pattern as severity indicator of angiographically assessed coronary artery disease.
- Author
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Uccella R, Donnini P, Franzetti I, and Gaiazzi M
- Subjects
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Apolipoprotein A-I analysis, Apolipoprotein B-100, Apolipoproteins B analysis, Biomarkers blood, Cholesterol blood, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging, Female, Humans, Lipids blood, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Triglycerides blood, Apolipoproteins analysis, Coronary Disease blood, Coronary Disease diagnosis
- Abstract
In this study we compared the relative utility of plasma lipid and apolipoprotein pattern as predictor of extent of Coronary Artery Disease as angiographically established. The lipid and apolipoprotein values were plotted in multiple stepwise analysis against coronary score determined as follows: at least 1 coronary artery system (left, anterior, descendent, circumflex, right) with a >/= 25% stenosis 1 point, number of involved vessel 1, 2, 3, .... adjunctive points; sequential lesions +1 point; < = %50% stenosis +1 point; 75-95 % +2 points; > 95% +3 points. The statistical analysis demonstrate a strong influence on extent of disease by total-cholesterol, % HDL-cholesterol on total cholesterol and by the difference between LDL and HDL-cholesterol. We conclude that, in predicting the extension of CAD, is important to know how total cholesterol is distributed in plasma apolipoprotein system.
- Published
- 1993