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The following article was published in Heartwire on JANUARY 9, 2012 by Michael O’Riordan

Boston, MA - Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hint that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a . . . → Read More: Statin use associated with significantly increased risk of diabetes: WHI analysis

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Study Finds that Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles Risk of Early Death

Study finds that elderly with cholesterol less that 189 had a double risk of dying.

Physicians were informed to consider very low levels of cholesterol as potential warning signs of a serious disease or as signals of rapidly declining . . . → Read More: Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles Risk of Early Death

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It is interesting to note that both the NCEP and Framingham risk scores correlate poorly with physical plaque burden on CT coronary angiography in 1653 patients with no history of CAD but who were experiencing atypical chest pain, were smokers, or had a family history of CAD, high blood pressure, or hypercholesterolemia. Amount of . . . → Read More: Total plaque score by CT angiography does not correlate with NCEP and Framingham risk scores

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Lipoproteins are specialized proteins with a single spherical layer of phospholipids and cholesterol membrane and content of cholesterol esters, TG and proteins. The protein concentration determines the density of the lipoprotein. HDL has the highest protein content while chylomicron with the lowest protein.  Another critical structure that is in the membrane are the apoproteins . . . → Read More: Understanding Apoproteins and lipid transport and regulation

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