Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Protective Against Plaque Progression | Zendy

Stein Harald Johnsen | Zendy; Ellisiv B. Mathiesen | Zendy; Einar Fosse | Zendy; Oddmund Joakimsen | Zendy; Eva Stensland-Bugge | Zendy; Inger Njølstad | Zendy; Egil Arnesen | Zendy

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Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Protective Against Plaque Progression

Author(s) -

Stein Harald Johnsen,

Ellisiv B. Mathiesen,

Einar Fosse,

Oddmund Joakimsen,

Eva Stensland-Bugge,

Inger Njølstad,

Egil Arnesen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.522706

Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , vulnerable plaque , high density lipoprotein , lipoprotein , ldl cholesterol , cardiology , endocrinology

There is an inverse relationship between HDL cholesterol and coronary heart disease. Experimental studies have indicated that HDL cholesterol may exert an antiatherogenic effect by inducing regression of atherosclerotic plaques and by turning lipid-rich plaques into more fibrotic lesions. In this prospective, population-based ultrasound study, we investigated how HDL cholesterol relates to carotid plaque progression.

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