Variazioni del quadro lipoproteico in pazienti affetti da cardiopatia coronarica

The lipoproteic state of 28 patients with coronary heart disease (CDH) and 44 normal subjects (total N. 72) has been analyzed. In normal subjects the results showed an increase of triglyceride (TG), VLDL with age. For subjects between 20 and 40 years of age, higher values of HDL and lower RF were observed in women than in men. In CHD patients, between 40 and 60 years, higher values of total cholesterol (TC) were observed in women than in men (p less than 0,05). The comparison between male CHD patients and normal male subjects indicated a reduction of HDL and an increase of the risk factor (RF) (p less than 0,05) in coronary patients. However, the female patients showed lower levels of HDL in combination with higher values of TC, LDL, RF, and TG when compared with the control group.