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Beyond Statins: Emerging Evidence for HDL-Increasing Therapies and Diet in Treating Cardiovascular Disease

Sterling Farrer1

  • 1Osteopathic Medical Student, Western University of Health Sciences, 22 Mullins Drive, Lebanon, OR 97355, USA.

Advances in Preventive Medicine
|August 17, 2018
PubMed

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Lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and quitting smoking can help reverse atherosclerosis by increasing HDL cholesterol. These strategies target reverse cholesterol transport, a key process for heart health.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Metabolic Health
  • Preventive Cardiology

Background:

  • Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US.
  • Current treatments for atherosclerosis often manage symptoms but do not halt progression.
  • Novel therapies targeting HDL cholesterol are under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review clinical strategies for treating atherosclerosis by increasing HDL.
  • To examine the potential of lifestyle interventions to halt or reverse atherosclerosis.
  • To critically analyze recent studies on reverse cholesterol transport.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical studies on HDL-increasing therapies.
  • Analysis of nutritional intervention, exercise, stress reduction, and cessation programs.
  • Examination of the mechanism of reverse cholesterol transport.

Main Results:

  • Clinical studies show positive effects of lifestyle interventions on atherosclerosis.
  • These strategies have the potential to halt and even reverse atherosclerosis.
  • The role of reverse cholesterol transport in these outcomes is highlighted.

Conclusions:

  • Lifestyle modifications are promising for managing and potentially reversing atherosclerosis.
  • Understanding reverse cholesterol transport is crucial for developing effective therapies.
  • Further research into HDL-increasing therapies and lifestyle interventions is warranted.

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