Abstract
Low HDL levels are inversely related to risk for coronary heart disease. Several different mechanisms may account for this relationship. First, low HDL levels may be directly atherogenic; second, a low HDL often denotes high levels of other atherogenic lipoproteins (for example, remnants); and third, a low HDL frequently accompanies other coronary risk factors (for example, insulin resistance, diabetes, and raised blood pressure). This multiplicity of relationships probably explains the power of low HDL levels to predict acute coronary events.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Apolipoprotein A-I / deficiency
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Apolipoprotein A-I / genetics
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Biomarkers
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Carrier Proteins / analysis
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
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Cholesterol Esters / metabolism
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Cholesterol, HDL / analysis
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Cohort Studies
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Coronary Disease / etiology*
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Glycoproteins*
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Haplorhini
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Humans
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Hypertriglyceridemia / physiopathology
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Lipoprotein Lipase / analysis
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Lipoprotein Lipase / metabolism
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Lipoproteins, HDL / metabolism*
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Male
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Mice
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Reference Values
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Risk Factors
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Tangier Disease / complications*
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Tangier Disease / physiopathology
Substances
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Apolipoprotein A-I
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Biomarkers
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CETP protein, human
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Carrier Proteins
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Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
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Cholesterol Esters
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Cholesterol, HDL
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Glycoproteins
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Lipoproteins, HDL
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Lipoprotein Lipase