[HDL cholesterol in patients with peripheral arteriosclerotic occlusive disease].

The HDL-cholesterol level in the blood serum was determined in 40 male control persons and 73 male patients with peripheral arteriosclerotic obstructive disease of the lower extremities. A reduction of the HDL concentration as a whole could not be proved. The influence of the various drugs applied to the therapy of the arteriosclerotic obstructive disease on the HDL-cholesterol level in the blood serum is different. With increasing severity of the arterial obstructive disease the HDL level significantly decreases. Patients with hyperlipoproteinaemias show lower HDL concentrations than test persons with inconspicuous serum lipid concentrations.