Vnitr Lek 2018, 64(12):1153-1155

"The higher the better" seems to be no longer true for HDL-cholesterol

Hana Rosolová
Centrum preventivní kardiologie II. interní kliniky LF UK a FN Plzeň

It is very well known from the old epidemiological population studies, that HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) was in a negative association with coronary events risk. New studies have occurred during the last 10 years that the mentioned association has in fact the U-shaped curve, i.e. lower and higher levels of HDL-C then the optimal one are in an exponential increasing risk. The association of high HDL-C levels with cardiovascular risk is not explained clearly. There might be a hypothesis concerning a change of function of large HDL particles riched of cholesterol esters, which become to be cholesterol donors for the arteries.

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; HDL-cholesterol; HDL particles

Received: November 11, 2018; Accepted: November 15, 2018; Published: December 1, 2018  Show citation

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