New superior measurement technique of HDL cholesterol function provides cardiovascular risk.

Groundbreaking research from UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that cholesterol efflux capacity (cholesterol efflux), which measures HDL cholesterol function, appears to be a superior indicator of cardiovascular risk and a better target for therapeutic treatments than standard measurements of HDL. Current measurement methods reflect only the circulating levels of HDL and not the functional properties of this lipoprotein.  The latest findings appear in The New … Continue reading New superior measurement technique of HDL cholesterol function provides cardiovascular risk.