HDL Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Incident Cardiovascular Events

Key Points

• To assess the relationship between HDL cholesterol efflux capacity, a measure of reverse cholesterol transport function, and the risk of incident cardiovascular events.
• Measured cholesterol efflux capacity as a functional biomarker of reverse cholesterol transport.
• Tracked incident cardiovascular events within a population-based cohort.
• Cholesterol efflux capacity showed a significant inverse association with the incidence of cardiovascular events.