Low-density lipoprotein (LDL): This is often referred to as "bad" cholesterol because too much of it can build up in your arteries and formplaques, which increases the risk ofheart diseaseorstroke. As a general rule, you should keep LDL levels low to prevent plaque formation. High-density...
Your test results will show the levels of HDL, LDL, VLDL and triglycerides in your blood. It will also likely include the following: Total blood cholesterol This is the total amount of cholesterol protein circulating in your blood. It’s calculated using a specific equation. Total cholesterol...
In general, low levels of HDL can contribute to having a higher level of LDL. That's because HDL cholesterol helps your body get rid of LDL -- the "bad" cholesterol. It moves LDL away from arteries and toward the liver, which eliminates the LDL from your body. If you don't have en...
The main goal of a treatment program is to lower total cholesterol levels, LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels. Treatment may cause a slight rise in HDL or good cholesterol in the blood. There are two main ways to control cholesterol; lifestyle changes, and medication. M...
agesexBMIHypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). Since this disease has had an increasing number in Iran in the past few decades, the present study was designed to measure the level of low density iipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) in...
The levels of TG/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C, MON/HDL-C in stroke group were higher than those in non stroke group (t = 7.644,7.509,7.544,P < 0.001). The ROC curve re- sults showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of cardiogenic stroke in pFO patients assessed by TG/HDL-C, LDL...
In addition, you should watch your step around saturated fats and trans fats, which raise LDL levels. (You can learn more about them by reading How Fats Work.) Smoking raises cholesterol levels, too, so that's a good reason to quit if you're looking for (another) one...
Three classes of agents that raise HDL-C in addition to lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and/or plasma triglycerides have been tested. Although trial results with fibrates and niacin produced variable outcomes, meta-analyses supported the beneficial effects of both, although it was not ...
major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) were collected and analyzed in order to find the differences between premature CHD patients at different LDL-C/HDL-C levels, and explore the correlation between LDL-C/HDL-C ratio with the severity of coronary artery disease and MACCE...
Additionally, dysfunction in adipose tissue is correlated with age-related alterations in blood lipid profiles [15]. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are negatively correlated with the subcutaneous fat area (SFA), visceral fat area (VFA), and the VFA/SFA ratio [16, 17]. ...