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Matching treatment to the genetic basis of (lipid) disorder in patients with coronary artery disease
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Most people of old age in the western society have atherosclerosis to a greater or lesser extent; the condition can almost be regarded as a normal consequence of aging.1 Therefore, the clinical problem of atherosclerosis may be better described by the term "accelerated" atherosclerosis, which reflects the fact that some patients suffer earlier than most from an atherosclerotic process. It is this acceleration of atherosclerotic disease progression that is usually the subject of investigation.
Establishing the rate of progression of coronary atherosclerosis in
patients is important as progression of the disease is one of the major
factors that determines clinical prognosis.2 3 Therefore,
identifying patients at risk for increased progression of coronary
artery disease (CAD) is important as these patients might benefit from
early (lipid lowering) treatment. Thus far, it has proved difficult to
identify patients at increased risk when lipoprotein disturbances are
moderate, which is the case for most patients
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