HDLForum

High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C)

• Often referred to as "good cholesterol", HDL scavenges collecting excess atherogenic cholesterol particles which are transported to the liver for excretion
• Population studies show that HDL-C is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease
• Low HDL-C is common in people with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
• Treatments to raise HDL-C are a major focus of scientific and clinical research today

About HDL Forum

• The only independent source of news and expert analysis specifically focused on HDL-C
• Peer-reviewed and open access
• Resources include downloadable powerpoint presentations and continuing education programmes
• Updated weekly

What's New

• Low HDL2 is associated with increased coronary risk
• HDL: possible anti-calcifying effect in aortic valves?
• HDL functionality in high-risk patients at LDL goal
• Emerging therapies: MicroRNAs
• New insights into ABCA1, reverse cholesterol transport and HDL cholesterol
• Isolated low HDL-C increases coronary risk

Hot Topic

Managing dyslipidemic patients with the metabolic syndrome - Focus on the HDL-triglyceride axis
A roundtable discussion for HDL Forum held during the European Atherosclerosis Society Congress, 26-29th June, 2011 Gothenburg, Sweden

Outcomes studies with CETP inhibitors - hypothetical discussions

Professor Philip Barter, HDL Forum Editor and Director of The Heart Research Institute, Sydney Australia