Relation of Serum Total Cholesterol and Other Factors to Risk of Cerebral Infarction in Japanese Men With Hypercholesterolemia

200418 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Mikio Iwashita · Kyushu University

Yasuyuki Matsushita · Tokyo University of Science

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

Lowering cholesterol is important in the prevention of cerebral infarction in men with moderate hypercholesterolemia. A low concentration of HDL-C, DM, and HT are independent predictors of cerebral infarction.

Topics & Keywords

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Journal

Volume 69, Issue 1, pp. 1-6

DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.1

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