Higher HDL levels are better ... a lipid panel may look at your levels of very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). Like LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol can contribute to the formation of plaque ...

Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is a broad-spectrum, lipid-altering drug, shown to increase HDL and decrease total cholesterol, triglycerides, VLDL, LDL-C and lipoprotein (a). In addition to ...

[Pirahanchi 2020;2b; Grundy 2018;8a] LDL and VLDL are the primary atherogenic particles; HDL appears to not be atherogenic, while the atherogenicity of chylomicrons is unknown. [Grundy 2018;7a ...

Clin Lipidology. 2013;8(1):69-79. Direct measurement of ApoB and LDL-P provides another option to assess atherogenic particle concentration. Although the bias and imprecision of ApoB measurement ...