Word: hdl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Finnish study shows that raising HDL levels also leads to a decreased risk of heart disease. Each of the participants, while otherwise healthy, was chosen for his high overall cholesterol level. Starting in 1981, doctors gave half the test group gemfibrozil, which, among other effects, increases HDL while moderately lowering LDL. The other half received a placebo. More than 82,000 visits to the clinic and 500,000 blood tests later, the LDL levels of the men given gemfibrozil had dropped 8% and their HDL levels had risen more than...
...mg/dl are viewed as borderline cases and advised to watch their diet and be retested annually. Individuals with levels of 240 mg/dl or more are at high risk and require medical attention, including a second test to determine the ratio of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL) to "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL). People in the borderline range who have additional risk factors, such as smoking, being male, or having a family history of heart disease, are advised to follow the same routine as those at high risk...
...lovastatin might do the job. Working with Grundy and David Bilheimer, another UTHSCD researcher, they tried it in 1982 on six patients. Within a few weeks, blood-cholesterol levels had dropped from an average of 350 to 250. Furthermore, the drug actually boosted the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), a natural substance that seems to scavenge excess cholesterol out of the bloodstream. "That study really opened people's eyes," recalls Grundy...
...second filters the plasma through a jar of porous beads coated with an antibody that traps LDL. The beauty of the procedure, says its developer, German Biochemist Wilhelm Stoffel, is that "the antibody picks out only LDL." Other important blood components, including a valuable form of cholesterol called HDL (high-density lipoprotein), are all returned to the patient. In fact, according to a study published this week by the Rogosin group, this "good" cholesterol actually rises in patients treated with LDL-pheresis...
...study of heart patients, they found that taking eight teaspoons of cod liver oil every day for six weeks produced several changes associated with cardiovascular health. The treatment raised blood concentrations of HDL cholesterol, lowerered the rate of blood clotting, and increased production of chemicals which cause dilation of blood vessels, making arteries such as those that supply the heart less likely to get blocked...