Extremely high high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol with coronary artery disease: Case report

Abstract

Abstract Whether this extremely high high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) level due to chronic alcohol abuse or cholesteryl ester transfer protein or others, we report this interesting case of extremely high high‐density lipoprotein to emphasize that serum HDL is not always protective from development of coronary heart disease.

Keywords

• alcohol abuse
• cholesteryl ester transfer protein
• coronary artery diseases
• high‐density lipoprotein
• lipoproteins