APOE and the Association of Fatty Acids With the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality
Satizabal CL, Samieri C, Davis-Plourde KL, Voetsch B, Aparicio HJ, Pase MP, Romero JR, Helmer C, Vasan RS, Kase CS, Debette S, Beiser AS, Seshadri S. APOE and the Association of Fatty Acids With the Risk of Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality. Stroke 2018, 49: 2822-2829. PMID: 30571417, PMCID: PMC6310220, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.022132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseAPOE ε4 carriersRisk of strokeHeart diseaseSD unit increaseCause strokeIschemic strokeCause mortality eventsPlasma fatty acidsFatty acidsAPOE ε4 genotypeRandom-effects modelFatty acid levelsUnit increaseMeta-analysis resultsMetabolism of lipidsLinoleic acidCause mortalityMean agePotential confoundersCardiovascular healthRisk factorsAPOE genotypeCardiovascular diseaseDietary fat