title: Blood lipid abnormalities in patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease.
abstract: Blood lipid profile was investigated in 40 patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease (PVD). The most frequent abnormality was the increase of cholesterol and triglycerides. HDL-cholesterol and the subfractions HDL2 and HDL3 were decreased but not significantly. Cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio was significantly increased suggesting an abnormal cholesterol distribution on lipoprotein fractions. Apolipoproteins AI and AII were within normal range while apolipoproteins B, CII, CIII, and E were significantly increased. This study provide further findings on the blood lipid abnormalities in patients affected by PVD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine I, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alessandri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Violi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Marzio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caliendo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Votano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cordova
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balsano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol