A reconstituted version of good cholesterol may lessen the amount of plaque that accumulates in coronary arteries and might render the plaque that’s already there less dangerous, researchers find.
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) molecules are protein shells that ferry excess cholesterol out of blood, artery walls, and other tissues for safe disposal. But some people make too little HDL, permitting a buildup of cholesterol in problematic low-density lipoprotein (LDL) shells.
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