Abnormalities in Glucose Tolerance, Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels in Patients With Atherosclerotic Peripheral Arterial Disease

Increased apoprotein B in very low density lipoproteins of patients with peripheral vascular disease.

“…The high incidence of Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia has been confirmed by some authors, 4 whereas others using a smaller series 5 found a relative prevalence of Type Mb hyperlipoproteinemia; more recently, reduced high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and protein levels have been described. 6 The association between PVD and reduced HDL cholesterol has also been reported by other authors, either in aged subjects 7 or in relatively younger patient groups.…”

Risk Factors Predicting Lower Extremity Amputations in Patients With NIDDM

“…Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia have been shown to be related to an increased occurrence of intermittent claudication (4,31,32) and PVD (33,34) in both cross-sectional and prospective studies. Furthermore, HDL cholesterol level appears to be related inversely to PVD (35)(36)(37)(38).…”

Plasma lipids, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis in peripheral arterial disease

“…Abnormalities of plasma lipids and lipoproteins are common in association with atherosclerosis in these patients, and may have some causal relationship (Wahlberg, 1962;Newall, 1971;Bliss, Kirk & Newall, 1972;Greenhalgh et al, 1971).…”

“…It seemed of interest to investigate some of the parameters of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, and relate these to the abnormalities in plasma lipids we have previously reported (Bliss et al, 1972). The levels of platelet stickiness, fibrinogen and plasminogen have been measured in males suffering from atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease.…”