ContextAtherosclerotic vascular disease is an enormous public health problem. A number of
emerging risk factors for atherosclerosis have recently been proposed to help identify high …

In the past several years, evidence has accumulated that factors other than conventional risk
factors may contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Conventional risk factors …

Advances in our understanding of the ways in which the traditional cardiovascular risk
factors, including standard lipid (eg, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol …

ContextSeveral novel risk factors for atherosclerosis have recently been proposed, but few
comparative data exist to guide clinical use of these emerging biomarkers. ObjectiveTo …

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM (OR MISCONCEPTION) HOLDS that the 4 major modifiable
traditional cardiovas-cular risk factors—smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and …

Traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as systemic hypertension and
hypercholesterolemia, all described more than half a century ago, are relatively few in …

New serologic markers of cardiovascular risk continue to be amassed. Among the new
markers, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and homocysteine have enjoyed the most …

The recent focus on emerging cardiovascular risk factors, such as C-reactive protein,
homocysteine, and small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL), may give the false …

Heart Journal. In the inaugural issue of that journal, in October 1925, Dr Conner wrote that
the “newly awakened interest in disorders of the cardiovascular system” has rapidly led to …

Epidemiologic data obtained over the past 30 years suggest that a number of new biologic
markers are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. These include …