Relation of Serum Total Cholesterol and Other Risk Factors to Risk of Coronary Events in Middle-Aged and Elderly Japanese Men With Hypercholesterolemia

200414 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Mikio Iwashita · Kyushu University

Yasuyuki Matsushita · Daiichi Sankyo (Germany)

Junichi Sasaki · International University of Health and Welfare

Kikuo Arakawa · Fukuoka University

Suminori Kono · Kyushu University

for the Kyushu Lipid Intervention Study (KLIS) Group

Abstract

Both the serum TC concentration during follow-up and diabetes mellitus are important predictors of CHD events in Japanese men with moderately elevated serum TC.

Topics & Keywords

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Journal

Volume 68, Issue 5, pp. 405-409

DOI: 10.1253/circj.68.405

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