Early evidence shows 'good' cholesterol could combat abdominal aortic aneurysm
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
New research provides early evidence that ‘good’ cholesterol may possess anti-aneurysm forming properties. In laboratory-based investigations, scientists found that increased levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol, blocked the development of aneurysms – dangerous ‘ballooning’ in the wall of a blood vessel – in the body’s largest artery, the aorta.