Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...or fatal stroke by 24 percent, regardless of their cholesterol or glucose levels. That is significant, since peo...ry event even though their low-density lipid (LDL) cholesterol levels are similar to those in the general population. Since most patients with diabetes die from so...ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
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...roperty causes a chain reaction in which first LDL cholesterol and then calcium builds up on the inner walls of blood vessels. Although African-Americans typically have two to four times the amount of Lp(a) in their blood as whites, the Lp(a) proteins in whites tend to be shorter and stickier than the Lp(a) in A...Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting
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... of future mortality than anything else, including cholesterol level, blood pressure, or an abnormal electrocardiogram." Smoking likely knocks fitness and fatness as the top predictor but sheer numbers favor the latter. "About 25 percent of people smoke," Dr. Gutin says. "With fitness, approximately 75 percent o...Liver may be source of 'good' cholesterol
...Tangier disease could help people with less severe cholesterol disorders, Parks said. Low levels of HDL are assoc...with higher risk of heart attacks, even when total cholesterol levels are normal. People with Tangier disease have mutations in a gene (ABCA1) involved in the pro...Breakthrough in national diseases
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...yceride levels; low high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels; high blood pressure, treated or untreated; and elevated blood sugar level, treated or untreated. Individuals were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese based on the basis of body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms d...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
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...sk factors for heart disease, such as age, gender, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, smoking and diabetes. In the Hopkins study, researchers monitored risk factors, both traditional and BMI, for nine years in 827 siblings under age 60 from families in the Baltimore region. Study participants were generally he...American Heart Association telephone news briefing
... factors, such as higher blood pressure, and "bad" cholesterol in this University of Minnesota study....More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
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... an important part of the protective cap on top of cholesterol plaque in the blood vessels in the heart, Kwiterovich said. If the cap is weakened, the plaque can rupture, causing a heart attack. "Our hypothesis is that infants with elevated apo C-1 levels at birth will have higher apo C-1 levels in childhood an...Press registration reminder ESC Congress 2005, 3-7 September 2005
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...ubstantially Over Past 40 Years Prevalence of high cholesterol levels, hypertension and smoking, particularly amo...sons. The risk factors included prevalence of high cholesterol levels (240 mg/dL or greater [6.2 mmol/L or greater] regardless of treatment), high blood pressure (...Abnormal liver tests in a Mediterranean population
... associated with obesity, insulin resistance, high cholesterol and the like. The importance of these causative factors varies from one location to another. For example, in the U.S., the majority of altered liver enzymes are related to NAFLD, while in northern Italian populations, much is related to alcohol. Fact...Eliminating enzyme dramatically reduces cardiovascular disease
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...plements lower "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increase "good" high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's S...Lipoprotein abnormalities found in severely obese children
...nter, both in Dayton, Ohio. Lipoproteins transport cholesterol throughout the body. Lipoprotein subclasses and t...nsity lipoprotein (HDL) is sometimes called "good" cholesterol because it returns cholesterol to the liver where it can be eliminated. Low-density lipoprotein (LD...Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise
...s from changes in blood pressure, blood glucose or cholesterol disorders such as dyslipidemia. Carotid artery distensibility was the only structural factor that significantly improved. It rose about 16 percent. Petrella said that the other factors may improve as patients are followed for one year. One in three...