When you get your cholesterol checked, one of the numbers will be a cholesterol/HDL ratio. That number is your total cholesterol divided by yourhigh-density lipoprotein(HDL), also known as "good cholesterol." Healthcare providers usually consider a normal ratio to be below 5:1. A very good...
Familial combined hyperlipidemia:People with this inherited condition (passed on from one or both parents) have trouble processing cholesterol. That means HDL cholesterol can be too low and LDL can be too high. Metabolic syndrome:If you have metabolic syndrome, low HDL may be part of it. Multip...
HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, is the" good" cholesterol that is considered protective against heart disease. Though the exact nature of this protective quality remains unclear, it is well established that having an HDL level below 40 mg/dL substantially increases aWI Means23andme com...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook AcronymDefinition DHDLDirect High Density Lipoprotein Copyright 1988-2018AcronymFinder.com, All rights reserved. Suggest new definition Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to ...
Since the very first report showing the regression of established atherosclerotic lesions by means of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) plasma fraction, much information has been generated about the protective role of HDL-C in atherosclerosis. Nonetheless, this positive point of view about ...
Total cholesterol is actually a fairly poor predictor of heart disease, and LDL “bad” cholesterol is only slightly better. Instead, the ratio of “good” HDL cholesterol to LDL is the most reliable indicator of cardiovascular health. That means higher HDL is as important (if not more so) ...
That’s means you want tolose weight, and if you’re extremely overweight, getting your HDL cholesterol levels in order is another reason to treat obesity. Ad 4. Eat Healthier Fats To improve your HDL level and your overall cholesterol, you definitely want to avoidtrans fats, which are comm...
The associations between the ratio of blood high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio) and outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have yet to be established. This study is the first to examine the relatio...
HDL-cholesterol: Is it really good? Differences between apoA-I and HDL Since the very first report showing the regression of established atherosclerotic lesions by means of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) plasma f... CG Santos-Gallego,B Ibanez,JJ Badimon - 《Biochemical Pharmacology...
As such, the focus of HDL has now started to shift away from a cholesterol-centric view toward HDL particle number, subclasses, and other alternative metrics of HDL. Many of the recently discovered functions of HDL are, in fact, not strictly conferred by its ability to promote cholesterol ...