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

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.