First-of-its-kind test to see how HDL-C cleans up arterial cholesterol Ruby khatun khatun9 Jun 2017 10:48 AM ISTA groundbreaking study published in AACC's Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine shows that a new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart...
Study finds Avocado consumption increases Good Cholesterol Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 April 2018 8:32 PM ISTDr. Hiya A Mahmassani and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis systematic review to determine the effect of avocado intake on...
Novel PCSK9 inhibitor, Inclisiran causes significant reduction of atherogenic lipoprotein Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTInclisiran, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), produces significant and prolonged...
High HDL-C arrests cognitive decline in older diabetics Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTYue Sun, at Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and colleagues conducted the study to elucidate clinical...
'Good cholesterol' does not decrease heart disease risk in postmenopausal women Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe cardioprotective role of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) - also known as 'good cholesterol' - may be impacted by postmenopausal factors, according...
LDL levels above 160 tied to CVD mortality even in low risk patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTLDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels above 160 mg/dL in the patients otherwise deemed at low risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) face a 50% to 80%...
Low-carbhyodrate diet improves metabolic syndrome regardless of weight loss Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet improves the metabolic syndrome even though there is no change in weight, suggests a recent study that...
PCSK9 inhibitor Alirocumab effectively reduces high LDL-C in Type 2 Diabetes patients Deepanjana Sarkar6 Aug 2019 8:20 PM ISTAlirocumab (a PCSK9 inhibitor) 300 mg for 4 Weeks in Type 2 diabetes patients reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol effectively, revealed a...
