Search for dissertations about: "Susanna Boquist"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Susanna Boquist.

2. 1. Postprandial lipaemia and its relation to premature atherosclerosis in middle-aged men

   Author : Susanna Boquist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : alimentary lipaemia; atherosclerosis; atorvastatin; coronary heart disease; intima-media thickness; triglyceride-rich lipoproteins;

   Abstract : The present research programme was set up to investigate whether pertubations of the metabolism of postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are related to premature atherosclerosis and to determine if treatment with a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (atorvastatin) improves deranged alimentary lipaemia in postinfarction patients with combined hyperlipidaemia. The relation between plasma insulin and alimentary lipaemia was investigated as well. READ MORE