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The medicine cabinet: Ask the Harvard experts: Stay focused on lowering LDL cholesterol rather than raising HDL
Q: How much does a normal or high HDL cholesterol protect you from the adverse health effects of a high LDL cholesterol? A: ...
In a traditional observational analysis, associations of LDL-C with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and all-cause mortality were U-shaped or ...
To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 10, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Among patients presenting to the emergency department with ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study, ...
The use of intensive lipid-lowering therapy by means of statin medications is recommended after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke of atherosclerotic origin. The target level for ...
On the surface, this looked like an unusual case of heart attack. This 40-year-old patient of mine had a very desirable LDL (low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol) of 55 mg/dL. As cardiologists, ...
When the FOURIER trial was presented at the American College of Cardiology 2017 Scientific Session in March, some physicians said they’d hoped to see evolocumab (Repatha, Amgen) make a bigger dint in ...
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