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Plasma Cholesterol Levels

Plasma Cholesterol Levels is a quantitative physiological metric that measures the total concentration of cholesterol, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fractions, circulating in the bloodstream and serves as a key indicator of lipid metabolism and cardiovascular disease risk.

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Plasma Cholesterol Concentration

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Estimation of the Concentration of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Plasma, Without Use of the Preparative Ultracentrifuge

William T. Friedewald, Robert I. Levy, Donald S. Fredrickson · Clinical Chemistry · 1972 · 32.5K citations

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Detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

Scott M. Grundy, Diane M. Becker, Luther T. Clark et al. · Civil War Book Review · 2002 · 12.2K citations

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The Effect of Pravastatin on Coronary Events after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Average Cholesterol Levels

Frank M. Sacks, Marc A. Pfeffer, Lemuel A. Moyé et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Death with Pravastatin in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and a Broad Range of Initial Cholesterol Levels

New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 5.3K citations · Full text

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Primary Prevention of Acute Coronary Events With Lovastatin in Men and Women With Average Cholesterol Levels

John R. Downs, Michael Clearfield, Stephen E. Weis et al. · JAMA · 1998 · 5.3K citations

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  1. EJ
    Ernst J. Schaefer

    Tufts University, United States

    88 publications · 15.3K citations

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  2. SM
    Scott M. Grundy

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

    74 publications · 32.4K citations

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  3. JJ
    John J.P. Kastelein

    Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    89 publications · 13.2K citations

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  4. BG
    Børge G. Nordestgaard

    Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

    66 publications · 12.1K citations

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  5. DJ
    Daniel J. Rader

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    69 publications · 10K citations

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  1. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    101 h-index

    612 publications

    146.3K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    85 h-index

    858 publications

    181.8K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    76 h-index

    623 publications

    78.9K citations

  4. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

    Bethesda, United States

    74 h-index

    718 publications

    89.7K citations

  5. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    73 h-index

    676 publications

    68.7K citations

  6. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    72 h-index

    476 publications

    142.5K citations

  7. Inserm

    Paris, France

    72 h-index

    1.4K publications

    100.2K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    72 h-index

    594 publications

    51.1K citations

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  1. Circulation

    357 publications · 67.2K citations

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  2. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

    524 publications · 47.2K citations

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  3. Journal of Clinical Investigation

    JCI · 246 publications · 44.2K citations

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  4. Journal of Lipid Research

    JLR · 765 publications · 59.2K citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 1.3K publications · 51.9K citations

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