[Newly developed stenocardia: effect of intensive physical training on the lipoprotein spectrum of blood plasma]

The effect of intensive exercise (IE) on plasma lipoproteins was assessed in patients with angina of new onset (first three months). A six-week IE course increased stress tolerance. Total cholesterol (CS), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLP CS) levels dropped significantly. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLP CS) remained unchanged, yet the total CS-HDLP CS/HDLP CS ratio dropped significantly after 6 weeks of training, with total CS, TG and the total CS-HDLP CS/HDLP CS ratio already decreasing significantly within 2 weeks. After six weeks of exercise, apo-B level remained unchanged, apo-AI level rose significantly, and the apo-B/apo-AI ratio decreased significantly. Positive shifts in plasma lipid and apoprotein spectrum resulted in a decrease of lipoprotein atherogenic characteristics.