Is high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol beneficial for premature coronary heart disease? A meta-analysis

Conclusions
Low plasma HDL-C levels are positively associated with premature coronary heart disease in patients ≤55 years. As only small sample size case–control studies were found to focus on this age group in the last 10 years, additional population-based cohort studies with large samples are necessary.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - April 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shahid, M., Sun, R. L., Liu, Y., Bao, J. L., Huang, C. X., Liao, Y., Zhou, S. X., Wang, J. F., Zhang, Y. L. Tags: Review Source Type: research