Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Study reveals ugly cholesterol is the direct cause of ischaemic heart disease

The risk of ischaemic heart disease - a disease affecting some 150,000 Danes - is three times higher in persons with high levels of the so-called 'ugly' cholesterol. This is the finding of a new study of 73,000 Danes, which is shedding light on a long debate on this topic. The results have just been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130122/Study-reveals-ugly-cholesterol-is-the-direct-cause-of-ischaemic-heart-disease.aspx

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