Are lDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B associated with ascending aorta dilatation in bicuspid aortic valve patients?
We have observed that cholesterol is associated with ascending aorta diameter and dilation in BAV patients. Further experimental and clinical studies are needed to explain the pathobiology of this association.
In healthy, premenopausal women, with normal baseline lipid profiles, 5 months of resistance exercise training was associated with significant decreases in serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations.