Why the study?
Are low levels of HDL cholesterol associated with echolucent carotid artery plaques in patients with carotid stenosis?
Population
216 participants with carotid stenosis and 223 age- and sex-matched control subjects without carotid…
Comparison
Low levels of HDL cholesterol vs Higher levels of HDL cholesterol
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Low HDL was associated with echolucent plaques; leaves open whether modification alters stroke risk in carotid stenosis.
Are low levels of HDL cholesterol associated with echolucent carotid artery plaques in patients with carotid stenosis?
Low levels of HDL cholesterol are independently associated with an increased risk of having echolucent, rupture-prone carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
Mathiesen et al. (2001) studied this question.
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