Abstract:Background The association between cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) with the occurrence and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unrevealed. In our study, a systematic review was performed to quantitively analyze the association between CEC and the risk of CAD and follow-up endpoint events of the patients with CAD.Methods A systematic search of electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, Web of Science and Cochrane Library) for studies published until September 2019 was performed. Cohort, case-c… Show more
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