New study: LDL quality is a novel, modifiable cardiovascular risk marker

(University of Helsinki) The presence of sticky, aggregation-prone LDL in circulation is an independent predictor of cardiovascular death. This novel finding indicates that in addition to LDL-cholesterol levels, the quality of the cholesterol-carrying LDL particles also needs to be considered when estimating the cardiovascular risk of a person, say the researchers from the University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news