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LDL can be grouped based on its size: large low density LDL particles are described as pattern A, and small high density LDL particles are pattern B. [14] Pattern B has been associated by some with a higher risk for coronary heart disease .
Even people with very low LDL levels achieved by statin treatment are exposed to increased risk if their HDL levels are not high enough. [ 19 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Very high HDL-C levels (≥80 mg/dL in men, ≥100 mg/dL in women) appears to be detrimental to cardiovascular outcomes.
Levels of LDL or non-HDL cholesterol both predict future coronary heart disease; which is the better predictor is disputed. [39] High levels of small dense LDL may be particularly adverse, although measurement of small dense LDL is not advocated for risk prediction. [39] In the past, LDL and VLDL levels were rarely measured directly due to cost.
Carol Ann Yager (January 26, 1960 – July 18, 1994) was an American woman who was the heaviest woman ever recorded and one of the most severely obese people in history. Weight Published reports said Yager's peak weight was about 1,603 lb (727 kg; 114.5 st). [ 1 ]
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan , Sudan. [ 8 ]
On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday.
The 60-year-old, whose real name is Darren Taylor, attempted to dive from very high up into a very shallow pool. “I'm gonna do a belly flop into 10 inches of water from 26 feet, 6 inches for a ...