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Check Non-HDL Cholesterol.
Non-HDL cholesterol--total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol--will be a major secondary therapeutic target, Dr. Donald B. Hunninghake predicted at a conference sponsored by the American College of Cardiology
Many experts are convinced that it's time to move beyond lowering of LDL cholesterol for preventing coronary events, since considerable risk remains even after LDL cholesterol is lowered to target levels.
Non-HDL is ready for use in clinical practice, said Dr. Hunninghake, a panelist on the board of the National Cholesterol Education Program.
The LDL cholesterol level will remain the primary lipid target, ...
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...Rifkind, "we recognize that low HDL cholesterol (less than 35 mg/dL) is...individuals who have a total cholesterol level above 240 mg/dL and in those...measure total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and trigylceride levels at...
Source: HighBeam Research, Check Non-HDL Cholesterol.