Apolipoprotein B is associated with carotid atherosclerosis progression independent of individual cholesterol measures in a 9-year prospective study of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis participants

When coupled with evidence that apolipoprotein testing identifies lipid-lipoprotein discordance, these findings suggest that ApoB and small LDL-P provide atherosclerosis risk information that is not revealed by typical CV risk factors.