Hypertriglyceridemia and Atherosclerosis: Using Human Research to Guide Mechanistic Studies in Animal Models

Human studies support a strong association between hypertriglyceridemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, whether a causal relationship exists between hypertriglyceridemia and increased CVD risk is still unclear. One plausible explanation for the difficulty establishing a cl...

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Main Authors: Debapriya Basu, Karin E. Bornfeldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00504/full