title: Bad cholesterol breaking really bad.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Chan et al have described mechanisms by which L5, the most electronegative of 5 recognized fractions of low density lipoprotein (LDL), activates both platelets and endothelium in a manner that supports thrombosis and could possibly produce ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI).
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL