Malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein is a useful marker to identify patients with vulnerable plaque.

Background: The association between elevated malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein (MDA-LDL) and plaque instability in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is suspected but not established. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the association between serum MDA-LDL and plaque characteristics on angioscopy.

Methods And Results: A total of 37 consecutive patients with CAD and single-vessel disease who underwent pre-interventional angioscopy, were studied.

Tea catechin consumption reduces circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein.

It has been reported that green tea consumption reduces the risk of coronary artery disease and cardiac events. Catechin is a major constituent of Japanese green tea and an antioxidant. Lipids and oxidization of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) play important roles in atherosclerosis.