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Cholesterol Pictures: High Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, "Bad" Foods and More
webmd.com — “WebMD explains the alphabet soup of cholesterol testing: LDL, HDL, good, bad, and triglycerides. Pictures show tests, treatments, and critical foods from eggs to avocados.” View full resource at webmd.com
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How much do you know about cholesterol? http://t.co/uGHep1e
Cholesterol Pictures: High Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, "Bad" Foods and More
webmd.com — “WebMD explains the alphabet soup of cholesterol testing: LDL, HDL, good, bad, and triglycerides. Pictures show tests, treatments, and critical foods from eggs to avocados.” View full resource at webmd.com
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You know your cholesterol level, but what does it mean? http://t.co/5XXMNuBL
Cholesterol, LDL on #MDlinx
mdlinx.com — “Cholesterol, LDL on #MDlinx” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on October 15, 2010 at 5:38 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Potential therapeutic uses for ezetimibe beyond lowering LDL-c to decrease cardiovascular events: Diabetes, O... http://bit.ly/bxTxYT #endo
High Cholesterol Tests - High Cholesterol Diagnosis, Lipid Panel, LDL Test
healthline.com — “High cholesterol tests diagnose lipid disorder. Tests include lipid panels, LDL tests and Total Cholesterol Tests.” View full resource at healthline.com
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#cholesterol Do you have High Cholesterol? Learn about the tests you can undergo to find out. http://w.sns.ly/in542
Family Medicine Article | Cholesterol, LDL
mdlinx.com — “Lowering LDL-cholesterol through diet: potential role in the statin era” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on January 20, 2011 at 2:53 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Lowering LDL-cholesterol through diet: potential role in the statin era: Current Opinion in Lipidology http://bit.ly/gAofN3 #FamPractice
Statin Benefits Patients With Low LDL Cholesterol
webmd.com — “People with normal cholesterol, may benefit from treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, new research shows.” View full resource at webmd.com
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WebMD Health News Statin Benefits Patients With Low LDL Cholesterol: People with norm.. http://tinyurl.com/6r33a2
Internal Med Medical News about Cholesterol, LDL
mdlinx.com — “Cholesterol Drug Lowers LDL-C Levels But Again Fails to Show Clinical Benefit” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on January 21, 2010 at 10:01 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Int Med: Cholesterol Drug Lowers LDL-C Levels But Again Fails to Show Clinical Benefit: JAMA http://url4.eu/1BJZS
Cholesterol, and the differences between LDL and HDL cholesterol
food-facts.suite101.com — “Cholesterol receives a lot of bad press, but what is cholesterol? Learn about LDL and HDL cholesterol and how cholesterol is vital to good health.” View full resource at food-facts.suite101.com
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What is Cholesterol Anyway?: Cholesterol receives a lot of bad press, but what is cholesterol anyway? Learn that c... http://bit.ly/arIy40
Should We Test Teens for High Cholesterol? - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “As many as one in five American adolescents has LDL (bad) cholesterol levels that are too high and HDL (good) cholesterol levels that are too low -- a fact that many doctors say means that it may be time to start regular cholesterol screening as part of back-to-school check-ups.” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
Most Recently Shared on January 25, 2010 at 6:02 pm By:
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American teens may be at risk for something that normally strikes in middle age: high cholesterol. (ABC news) http://bit.ly/7VnV4w
Divide over when to use in-depth cholesterol tests
health.yahoo.net — “For heart health, you're supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Most Recently Shared on October 24, 2011 at 10:23 pm By:
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Divide over when to use in-depth cholesterol tests http://t.co/qHAzWmMh
Genetics of LDL Cholesterol: eMedicine Genomic Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) is a primary mediator of the development of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Although there is wide inter-individual variability in levels of LDLc, several studies have demonstrated that LDLc levels in related individuals tend to ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Research has shown that LDL cholesterol levels can be affected by an individuals genetics. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9DR0J5
LDL targets and risk
theheart.org — “Many patients hospitalized with a first or recurrent acute coronary syndrome have LDL-cholesterol levels considered normal by current guidelines, which suggests that current lipid targets are not low enough to prevent cardiovascular risk, say researchers. (Sachdeva A et al. Am Heart J 2009; 157:111-117.)” View full resource at theheart.org
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Majority of patients hospitalized with CAD at guideline-recommended LDL targets http://tinyurl.com/92bbnx
Stroke and LDL cholesterol
theheart.org — “The meta-analysis, which included 24 studies and more than 165000 patients, showed that for every 39-mg/dL decrease in LDL-cholesterol levels, there was a 21% reduction in the relative risk of stroke.” View full resource at theheart.org
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heartwire: Reducing LDL cholesterol with statins reduces stroke risk: meta-analysis http://tinyurl.com/ccekbg
Niacin vs LDL cholesterol
theheart.org — “The addition of niacin to statin therapy in secondary-prevention patients resulted in a significant improvement in lipids but failed to significantly alter atherosclerotic disease progression as measured by MRI. Researchers say it's a win for treating patients to target and suggest this trumps raising HDL.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Niacin not beneficial in patients at goal with statins: NIA Plaque http://bit.ly/1d4LQ8 #SS09 #aha09
Niacin vs LDL cholesterol
theheart.org — “The addition of niacin to statin therapy in secondary-prevention patients resulted in a significant improvement in lipids but failed to significantly alter atherosclerotic disease progression as measured by MRI. Researchers say it's a win for treating patients to target and suggest this trumps raising HDL.” View full resource at theheart.org
Most Recently Shared on November 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm By:
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Controversy with Niacin - see NIA Plaque study @theheart.org - http://bit.ly/42Ozp9
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