[Lipids, lipoproteins, apoproteins and clinical arteriopathic manifestations].

The authors present a historical review of the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic data which have supported the relations between the clinical complications of atherosclerosis on one hand, plasma lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), lipoproteins (on electrophoretic basis), lipoproteins lipids (separated by ultracentrifugation or precipitation), and currently the plasma apolipoproteins on the other hand. The clinical applications of these data are considered.