Hypoalphalipoproteinemia (low high density lipoprotein) as a risk factor for coronary heart disease.

Abstract

Low HDL levels are inversely related to risk for coronary heart disease. Several different mechanisms may account for this relationship. First, low HDL levels may be directly atherogenic; second, a low HDL often denotes high levels of other atherogenic lipoproteins (for example, remnants); and third, a low HDL frequently accompanies other coronary risk factors (for example, insulin resistance, diabetes, and raised blood pressure). This multiplicity of relationships probably explains the power of low HDL levels to predict acute coronary events.

• Authors: G L Vega, S M Grundy
• Journal: Current opinion in lipidology (Curr Opin Lipidol) Vol. 7 Issue 4 Pg. 209-16 (Aug 1996) ISSN: 0957-9672 [Print] England
• PMID: 8883496 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Apolipoprotein A-I
• Biomarkers
• CETP protein, human
• Carrier Proteins
• Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
• Cholesterol Esters
• Cholesterol, HDL
• Glycoproteins
• Lipoproteins, HDL
• Lipoprotein Lipase

Topics

• Animals
• Apolipoprotein A-I (deficiency, genetics)
• Biomarkers
• Carrier Proteins (analysis, genetics)
• Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
• Cholesterol Esters (metabolism)
• Cholesterol, HDL (analysis)
• Cohort Studies
• Coronary Disease (etiology)
• Glycoproteins
• Haplorhini
• Humans
• Hypertriglyceridemia (physiopathology)
• Lipoprotein Lipase (analysis, metabolism)
• Lipoproteins, HDL (metabolism)
• Male
• Mice
• Reference Values
• Risk Factors
• Tangier Disease (complications, physiopathology)