Article: Optimal HDL levels greatly reduce cardiovascular risk.

Article: Low HDL levels predict cardiovascular ...
Health News;  January 1, 2008 ;     493 words ... ... patients with CAD. Across the board, low HDL levels were predictive of a first major cardiovascular ... with lower HDL than in those with higher HDL levels. The study underscores the need to raise HDL levels, even when LDL levels are low.

Article: Improve your LDL/HDL levels through your diet
Dayton Daily News;  July 26, 2009 ;     482 words ... ... cholesterol from being oxidized, a process that can otherwise damage the lining of blood vessels and increase cardiovascular risk. Avocados The monounsaturated fats in avocados have been found to lower "bad" LDLs and raise "good" HDLs ...

Article: Drug designed to raise HDL levels falls down.(News)
Journal of Clinical Investigation;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... developing such drugs would increase HDL levels and therefore be useful for treating ... showed that despite an increase in HDL levels, Japanese-American men with a defect ... also be that the strategy of increasing HDL levels per se is not enough, and some researchers ...

Article: Liponex announces U.S. patent allowance and Phase I trial results ...
PR Newswire;  October 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Studies have suggested that higher HDL levels reduce the occurrence of heart disease ... treatment of high cholesterol by increasing HDL levels is a very promising area of development ... designed to increase good cholesterol (HDL) levels. Other CRD products are being developed ...

Article: AVANT Atherosclerosis Vaccine Raises HDL Levels, ...
PR Newswire;  April 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... with this genetic mutation have been observed to have high HDL levels and a low incidence of atherosclerosis, and to have otherwise ... Currently there is no effective therapy for increasing blood HDL levels: diet and moderate exercise are ineffective, statins produce ...

Article: Polymorphism in gene promoter linked to increased bilirubin and ...
Cardiovascular Week;  March 29, 2004 ;     699 words ... ... I gene promoter is associated with increased bilirubin and HDL levels but not with coronary artery disease. "Heme oxygenase 1 ... microsatellite promoter is associated with increased bilirubin and HDL levels but not with coronary artery disease. Thromb Haemost, 2004 ...

Article: High HDL levels offer strong heart ...
Heart Advisor;  December 1, 2007 ;     629 words ... ... attack, stroke and other cardiovascular problems was 40 percent lower among clinical trial participants who had the highest HDL levels, regardless of their LDL levels. LDL cholesterol contributes to the build-up of fatty plaque that can block an artery ...