Earlier LDL Focus Could Be Beneficial/Stains Alter Predictive Value of LDL

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Medical News:%20ACC: Earlier LDL Focus Could Be Beneficial – in Meeting Coverage, ACC from MedPage Today.

Taking steps to maintain a low level of LDL cholesterol from very early in life will likely have substantial benefits in preventing coronary heart disease.

Medical News:%20Statins Alter Predictive Value of LDL – in Cardiovascular, Dyslipidemia from MedPage Today.

  • Among patients taking statins, on-treatment levels of non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol may be best for predicting future cardiovascular events, according to a meta-analysis.
  • The study suggests that non-HDL cholesterol may be a more appropriate target for statin therapy than LDL cholesterol.

 

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