A decrease in the oxidative damage to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is one of the protective mechanisms in which a traditional Mediterranean diet exerts a protective effect on coronary heart disease development.
ß-Blockers exert antiatherosclerotic effects by reducing affinity of LDL-C to vessel wall proteoglycans & blunting of catecholamine-induced increases in endothelial permeability to lipoproteins...