PECULIARITIES OF COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Epidemiological studies in various countries of the world have shown that lowering of 3HDL Ch level is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.1,2,3,4 It has been found that the incubation of HDL with a smooth muscle cell culture results in the decrease of Ch level in the latter, while HDL Ch level increases.