Levels of 'good' cholesterol less relevant to cardiovascular risk once 'bad' cholesterol has been reduced
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
In the general population, the more 'good' cholesterol that a person has, the less likely they are to suffer a cardiovascular event. But new research shows that if a person has their levels of 'bad' cholesterol substantially lowered with high-dose statin treatment, then levels of 'good' cholesterol in that person may no longer bear any relation to their remaining cardiovascular risk. The findings, based on the JUPITER study, are reported in an Article Online First and in an upcoming Lancet. The Article is by Professor Paul Ridker, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, and colleagues.