# cvd: oops! so (maybe) high levels of hdl cho (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) don't seem so good ...

<< Men and women in the general population with extreme high HDL cholesterol paradoxically have high all-cause mortality. These findings need confirmation in other studies >>

Madsen CM, Varbo A, Nordestgaard BG.  Extreme high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is paradoxically associated with high mortality in men and women: two prospective cohort studies. Eur Heart J. Apr 12, 2017. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx163.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28419274

Philip J. Barter, Kerry-Anne Rye; HDL cholesterol concentration or HDL function: which matters? European Heart Journal, Volume 38, Issue 32, 21 August 2017, Pages 2487–2489, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx274

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-abstract/38/32/2487/3835607/HDL-cholesterol-concentration-or-HDL-function

High levels of 'good' cholesterol linked to excessive mortality. Aug 23, 2017

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823094124.htm

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("high-density lipoprotein cholesterol"[ALL] OR "HDL-lipoprotein cholesterol"[ALL]) AND "mortality"[ALL]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=((%22high-density+lipoprotein+cholesterol%22%5BALL%5D+OR+%22HDL-lipoprotein+cholesterol%22%5BALL%5D))+AND+(%22mortality%22+%5BALL%5D)