“HDL cholesterolhas been regarded as the 'goodcholesterol' for seven decades. However, this study demonstrates that high levels ofHDL cholesterolare not consistently associated with a favorable prognostic outcome,” concluded the research team led by senior investigator Zhenzhen Liu, an associate profe...
Those with the highest level of HDL cholesterol in their bloodstream were 10% more likely to develop glaucoma than those with the lowest level, with every (standard deviation) increase associated with a 5% higher risk. Similarly, participants with the highest levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycer...
“The elevation in dementia risk with both high and low levels of HDL cholesterol was unexpected, but these increases are small, and their clinical significance is uncertain,” Glymour said. “In contrast, we found no association between LDL cholesterol and dementia risk in the overall study coho...
“HDL cholesterol has been regarded as the ‘good cholesterol’ for seven decades. However, this study demonstrates that high levels of HDL cholesterol are not consistently associated with a favorable prognostic outcome,” concluded the research team led by senior investigatorZhenzhen Liu, an associate...
Oddly, people who have very high HDL cholesterol levels naturally seem to be at higher risk of heart disease. Extremely high HDL cholesterol is a level above 100 mg/dL (2.5 mmol/L). Genes may be the cause of very high HDL cholesterol. ...
High levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) are associated with a decreased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) -- a disease of the major arterial blood vessels that is one of the major causes of heart attack and stroke. This suggests that therapeutics that increase HDL levels could...
Researchers found that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had lower than normal levels of high-density lipoprotein, or good cholesterol, compared to children of non-smoking mothers. It’s generally accepted that low levels of HDL cholesterol increase the risk of heart ...
from people with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, kidney disease, and diabetes is different from the HDL in healthy individuals, even when blood levels of HDL are comparable. They observed that normal, "good," HDL reduces inflammation, while the dysfunctional, "bad," HDL does not...
The strong inverse relationship between low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) led to the designation of HDL as the "good" cholesterol. The atheroprotection is thought to reflect HDL's capacity to efflux cholesterol from macrophages, followed ...
Blood cholesterol numbers can be calculated with a blood test. A person’s total cholesterol score is calculated by adding their HDL levels and LDL levels carrying cholesterol, and 20% of their triglyceride level. Total cholesterol levelsof about 200 mg/dL increase your risk for heart disease, ...