Statin Therapy Does Not Improve Cardiovascular Risk for Patients With HIV and Low HDL
The main lipid abnormality of people living with HIV is low high density lipoprotein (HDL). There are 5 subfractions of HDL: 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, and 3c, from largest (and most effective in cholesterol removal) to smallest (and least effective). Neither pravastatin nor rosuvastatin changes the distribution of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions in patients who are …
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