Is LDL particles measurement unuseful? Data from JUPITER

Atherogenic Lipoprotein Subfractions Determined by Ion Mobility and First Cardiovascular Events After Random Allocation to High-Intensity Statin or Placebo: The Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) Trial.

Mora S1, Caulfield MP2, Wohlgemuth J2, Chen Z2, Superko HR2, Rowland CM2, Glynn RJ2, Ridker PM2, Krauss RM2.

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·         1From the Divisions of Preventive (S.M., R.J.G., P.MR.) and Cardiovascular Medicine (S.M., P.MR.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Quest Diagnostics, Alameda, CA (M.P.C., J.W., Z.C., C.M.R.); Cholesterol, Genetics, and Heart Disease Institute, Carmel, CA (H.R.S.); and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA (R.M.K.). smora@partners.org.

·         2From the Divisions of Preventive (S.M., R.J.G., P.MR.) and Cardiovascular Medicine (S.M., P.MR.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Quest Diagnostics, Alameda, CA (M.P.C., J.W., Z.C., C.M.R.); Cholesterol, Genetics, and Heart Disease Institute, Carmel, CA (H.R.S.); and Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA (R.M.K.).