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Is Atherosclerosis in Diabetes and Impaired Fasting Glucose Driven by Elevated LDL Cholesterol or by Decreased HDL Cholesterol?Response to Schulze and Hoffmann
1 Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria Address correspondence to Heinz Drexel, MD, Professor of Medicine, VIVIT, Carinagasse 47, A-6800 Feldkirch, Austria. E-mail: vivit@lkhf.at
Our study (1) demonstrates that an LDL-related lipid factor in coronary patients with type 2 diabetes is 1) not elevated, 2) not associated with significant coronary stenoses, and 3) not significantly predictive for future events. Whereas the first two findings did not even show a trend for the LDL-related factor, our prospective data need to be confirmed by a longer follow-up with more end
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