Impaired HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein)-Mediated Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm-Brief Report.

Conclusions- AAA patients show impaired HDL-facilitated cholesterol removal from macrophages, which could be mechanistically linked to AAA.
PMID: 30354236 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - October 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martínez-López D, Cedó L, Metso J, Burillo E, García-León A, Canyelles M, Lindholt JS, Torres-Fonseca M, Blanco-Colio LM, Vázquez J, Blanco-Vaca F, Jauhiainen M, Martín-Ventura JL, Escolà-Gil JC Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research