Direct Versus Calculated LDL Cholesterol and C-Reactive Protein in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Framingham Offspring Study [Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors]

CONCLUSIONS:
Our data indicate that the Denka Seiken direct LDL-C and Dade Behring hsCRP measurements add significant, but modest, information about CVD risk, compared to standard risk factors and/or calculated LDL-C.

Source: Clinical Chemistry - September 2, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ikezaki, H., Fisher, V. A., Lim, E., Ai, M., Liu, C.-T., Adrienne Cupples, L., Nakajima, K., Asztalos, B. F., Furusyo, N., Schaefer, E. J. Tags: Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Source Type: research