The puzzle of high-density lipoprotein in cardiovascular prevention

Thesis

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Title pages

Contents

Chapter 1: General introduction and outline of the thesis

Chapter 2: Value of low-density lipoprotein particle number and size as predictors of coronary artery disease in apparently healthy men and women : the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study

Chapter 3: High density lipoprotein size and particle concentration and coronary risk

Chapter 4: Role of apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio in cardiovascular risk assessment : case control analysis in EPIC-Norfolk study

Chapter 5: Reduced fecal sterol excretion in subjects with familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia

Chapter 6: Fasting plasma CETP concentration is independently associated with the postprandial decrease in HDL cholesterol concentration following fat-rich meals : the Hoorn postprandial study

Chapter 7: Relationship between the CETP -629C→A polymorphism and risk for coronary artery disease in the EPIC-Norfolk population study

Chapter 8: Role of CETP inhibition in dyslipidemia

Chapter 9: CETP inhibition beyond raising HDL cholesterol levels : pathways by which modulation of CETP activity may alter atherogenesis

Chapter 10: Consequences of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition in patients with familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia

Summary and future perspectives

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