Hdl Function

High-densitylipoprotein,HDL,isoneofthehottesttopicsinlipidresearchandcardiovasculardiseasepreventiontoday.EmphasizingthefunctionalpropertiesofHDLandcoveringemergingtherapeutictargetsandrolesforcardiovasculardisease,thisbooksummarizesthecurrentstateofknowledgeinarapidlygrowingdomainattheinterfacebetweenlipidologyandcardiovasculartherapiesandtreatments.Itpresentsevaluativeassays,extensivelyreviewsHDLparticles'functional,compositional,andmetabolicheterogeneity(withspecialattentiongiventopotentatheroprotectivepropertiesofsmall,denseHDL),andcomparescurrentandfutureHDL-raisingtherapies.