Having good cholesterol level is not always mean healthy for some of you
News24xx.com - Having high HDL levels is considered positive. But that may not apply to everyone. A new study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology shows that high HDL levels are not always healthy for the heart of a postmenopausal woman.
In general, quoted from Live Science, HDL protects the heart by carrying LDL away from the arteries and liver, where it can be broken down and removed from the body. But researchers found that HDL in postmenopausal women is not always protective.
The study involved nearly 1,400 women in the United States aged 45-84 years. Postmenopausal women with higher HDL levels determined by conventional testing methods have a greater risk of developing atherosclerosis or narrowing and thickening of the arteries. While postmenopausal women with higher HDL levels based on ion mobility testing have a lower risk of atherosclerosis.
But it's not just the amount of HDL that measured by ion-mobility testing that makes a difference in heart risk. The size is also important. A number of smaller HDL particles are associated with a lower risk of atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women, while larger HDL particles are associated with a greater risk of atherosclerosis, especially in women approaching menopause.
"These findings suggest that large HDL particles may be more susceptible to dysfunction when women approach menopause" said lead researcher Samar El Khoudary, an epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Public Health Graduate School.
However, according to a cardiologist and medical director of the Women's Health Center Joan H. Tisch at NYU Langone Health in New York City, Dr. Nieca Goldberg, good or bad cholesterol is not the only risk factor that causes heart disease. "However, taking steps to improve their heart health by focusing on diet, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle habits when they approach menopause and so on," he stressed.
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