For many years cholesterol was seen as the worst enemy of coronary arteries. Recent advances show that interactions between lipoproteins, coagulation and growth factors are important in atherosclerosis.
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Hayden, M., Reidy, M. Many roads lead to atheroma. Nat Med 1, 22–23 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0195-22
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