Kitano Medical Research Institute, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Tazuke kofukai

Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol are measured as indicators of arteriosclerosis, but arteriosclerosis actually occurs when oxidized LDL, or oxidized LDL, is taken up by the intima of the arterial wall, and it can be said that oxidized LDL is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. It has also been reported that oxidized LDL levels are elevated in patients with myocardial infarction and angina pectoris. Oxidized LDL is useful as a new indicator of arteriosclerosis.

Oxidized LDL measurement: 2,000 yen