Word: ldl
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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CHOLESTEROL BUSTER A study finds that the drug Lipitor seems better at lowering bad LDL cholesterol than similar medications...
...foiled. An oil prized by fitness buffs as a low-cholesterol energy booster may, in fact, raise cholesterol. A study suggests that the fat, MCT oil, can elevate BAD CHOLESTEROL (LDL) as much as the notorious cholesterol-raiser palm...
...that for men with total cholesterol counts in the danger zone of 240 mg/dL. Blood tests revealed one important reason: as long as the subjects had high levels of Lp(a), it didn't matter if they had normal levels of HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, and LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol...
Even if aspirin and Bordeaux turn out to be dead ends, a routine test for Lp(a) could prove a life-saver for men with other risk factors. The researchers found that study subjects with high levels of both Lp(a) and LDL had an especially high risk of premature heart disease. So even though such people can do nothing about their Lp(a) levels, lowering their LDL through a low-fat diet and drug treatment is more critical for them than it is for most people...
Similarly, researchers studying estrogen and heart disease see the greatest benefits in long-term use. Estrogen helps keep levels of LDL cholesterol low and HDL cholesterol high, which is one reason pre-menopausal women have a much lower rate of heart disease than their male peers. Without HRT, a woman's risk of a heart attack rises to match that of men within 15 years of menopause. Estrogen also acts directly on blood vessels, causing them to dilate slightly so that blood flow improves, says Dr. Roger Blumenthal of Johns Hopkins Hospital. But these benefits disappear as soon...