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  2. Lipid profile - Wikipedia

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    A total cholesterol reading can be used to assess an individual's risk for heart disease; however, it should not be relied upon as the only indicator. The individual components that make up total cholesterol reading—LDL, HDL, and VLDL—are also important in measuring risk. [citation needed]

  3. These Are the Exact Cholesterol Numbers You Should Aim for If ...

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    Total cholesterol: Less than 200 mg/dL. LDL cholesterol: Less than 100 mg/dL (below 70 mg/dL if coronary artery disease is present) HDL cholesterol: 60 mg/dL or higher.

  4. ‘I’m a Cardiologist—Here’s What I Want Everyone To Know about ...

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    Your total cholesterol numbers should be below 200. However, Dr. Debull offers up a caveat to using these numbers as a rubric. “LDL cholesterol is a moving target, depending on one’s risk ...

  5. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

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    Total cholesterol is defined as the sum of HDL, LDL, and VLDL. Usually, only the total, HDL, and triglycerides are measured. For cost reasons, the VLDL is usually estimated as one-fifth of the triglycerides and the LDL is estimated using the Friedewald formula (or a variant): estimated LDL = [total cholesterol] − [total HDL] − [estimated ...

  6. I'm a cardiologist and I want women to stop doing these 6 ...

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    A cholesterol or lipid panel pulls up four numbers — total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides. ... A reading of ...

  7. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    9 Further reading. Toggle the table of contents ... Exceptions are mainly those values that denote total blood concentration, ... Total cholesterol: 3.0, [65] 3.6 [14 ...

  8. Blood lipids - Wikipedia

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    The 1987 report of National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panels suggest the total blood cholesterol level should be: <200 mg/dl normal blood cholesterol, 200–239 mg/dl borderline-high, >240 mg/dl high cholesterol. [2]

  9. A normal cholesterol level can still be deadly, warns healthy ...

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    Normal LDL cholesterol levels are associated with the build-up of atherosclerotic plaques in our arteries even in those with so-called optimal risk factors by current standards: blood pressure ...