title: Atherogenic versus non-atherogenic lipoprotein profiles in healthy individuals. is there a need to change our approach to diagnosing dyslipidemia?
abstract: The electrophoretic separation of lipoproteins on polyacrylamide gels enables the quantification of nonatherogenic and atherogenic plasma lipoproteins including small dense low density lipoprotein (sdLDL) particles, which represent the atherogenic lipoprotein subpopulations in plasma. This methodology could help distinguish between nonatherogenic hyperlipidemia, normolipidemia with an atherogenic lipoprotein profile, non-atherogenic normolipidemia, and atherogenic hyperlipidemia. According to our pilot research of a normolipidemic population, the atherogenic lipoprotein profile might be present in about 6% of normolipidemic young healthy individuals. Therefore, if confirmed by other studies, it will be necessary to consider a different diagnostic approach and risk stratification for patients with atherogenic normolipidemia (as well as non-atherogenic hypercholesterolemia).
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oravec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dukat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gavornik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kucera
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Hypertension, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Zeromskiego 113; 90-549 Lodz, Poland. maciejbanach@aol.co.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000378:metabolism; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins