RAISING low HDL cholesterol prevents MI and stroke

September 1999

A large VA study now shows that RAISING low HDL cholesterol prevents MI and stroke.

About 30% of coronary heart disease patients have normal LDL...but low HDL. An HDL < 35 mg/dL is considered a risk factor for CHD.

New research shows that using gemfibrozil in these patients reduces the risk of death...MI...and stroke about 20%.

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