BIOCH€MtSTRY

Th. !ffiity of @rcn.ry ath.rcsl€@t h inwrsely iifludc€d by th. plsma
HDL cholest@l 6 disphyed in th. p!ti.nt! und€rgoing @6n&y egiogiiphy. Ir ss
how.rcr r.ported Fon studie @ied our in 4l paridts hrving av€rq. sgc 3+61 ys
(2E mm md 13 wm@) by (Jdldru d.l. 1978) [ll] at diagrostic uit in Alfeftd
tl6pi$1, Mdbome Vi.tdi& AuriElia, thi n s indepaddt ofth€ efLct of!g. ed
P6fu' d al (1e79) [l]l obw.d .Nirqn dd dgri6..tl ..,LrioBhiD bctw.c.
rDL clDldtfrl dd rriSltuida i! rll pad.na oflrD tu€ing 3c70 tta of.gc gMp3
.t ,ohB HopkiDs Hospitrl, B.lrimr.. Low lolL ofItDL choLdml l@ obenrd ro
b€ asci.Ld witn bft min oren ry diBq Pltiats qtt triplc v.sel.nd Lft mii
coronrry dise h.d lo*r l*k of tlDL chol*t€rol th.n did pridrr wirh rripl. vdd
dteae withont l€lt @i! doiary dis..!.. Th. ffndinA olrhis srudy sgg.!r.d thNt low
laclr of HDL choledsol s@ inponml risk Ado6 fo. the d*.lopmor of
.0Eosclmstu ud .h.y @y bG @ftj for idadtins p.rient! d high rilk of cdt in
d@ic plnf,s of (cAD).
Thc b.tc@r HDL chd.nml rd ([lD) iddaE 6 inv6tig.l.