title: Summaries for patients. Can special cholesterol tests help predict a person's risk for atherosclerosis?
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient / Q000379:methods*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol