Non-elevated cardiovascular risk in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and hypercholesterolemia / 第二军医大学学报
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
;
(12)2000.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-568128
ABSTRACT
Primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC) is an autoimmune disease with unknown causes.Most PBC patients have abnormal lipid metabolism characterized by hypercholesterolemia.Paradoxically,clinical observations and pre-experimental studies showed that the risk of hyperlipidemia associated cardiovascular event and the mortality of PBC patients were not increased.In this review we summarize the possible reasons and the underlying mechanisms.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
Chinese
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Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
Year:
2000
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