Abbreviations

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

apo(a)

apolipoprotein(a)

apo A

apolipoprotein A

apo B

apolipoprotein B

apo E

apolipoprotein E

CABG

coronary artery bypass grafting

CAD

coronary artery disease

CETP

cholesteryl ester transfer protein

CoA

coenzyme A

FCR

fractional catabolic rate

FDB

familial defective hypercholesterolemia

FH

familial hypercholesterolemia

HDL

high density lipoprotein

HMG

hydroxymethylglutaryl

IDL

intermediate density lipoprotein

KI

potassium iodide

LDL

low density lipoprotein

Lp(a)

lipoprotein(a)

mRNA

messenger RNA

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

RFLP

restriction fragment length polymorphism

VLDL

very low density lipoprotein