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New Risk Factor for CVD in People with Diabetes

The study, conducted by researchers at the Institute for Metabolic Researchat the University City Science Center in Philadelphia, found a positivecorrelation between glycated LDL and urinary albumin excretion, a knownpredictor for cardiovascular mortality. They also found a link betweenglycated LDL and elevated cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, bothconsidered traditional indicators of an increased risk for cardiovasculardisease.

The researchers conclude that elevated levels of glycated LDL should beconsidered a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis in people withdiabetes.

Coen MP, Jin Y, Lauenslager GT: Increased plasma glycatedlow-density lipoprotein concentrations in diabetes: A marker of atherogenicrisk, Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 3: 348–356, 2004.

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