Dr. Philip Barter, director of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares some of his research on HDL. Not only is it an independent risk factor, even when LDL levels are very low, but it appears to have other roles in the body - including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-thrombotic.
Dr. Philip Barter, director of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares some of his research on HDL. Not only is it an independent risk factor, even when LDL levels are very low, but it appears to have other roles in the body - including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-thrombotic.