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Think of it as a remake of a Hollywood movie starring a cast of familiar characters: the good cholesterol (HDL), the bad (LDL) and the ugly (heart disease). The heroes are diet, exercise and a class of drugs called statins that cut cholesterol levels sharply by blocking a liver enzyme involved in cholesterol production...
What should you do? The first step is to get tested, early and often. Beginning at age 20 and every five years thereafter, all adults--even if they don't show signs of disease--should have their blood screened to get a lipoprotein profile (HDL, LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides...
...last time guidelines were issued was eight years ago; since then we've learned a great deal about the role of HDL, the "good" cholesterol. A level of 60 or more is still considered to be protective against heart disease, but now we know low levels can also be dangerous. Before, doctors believed we should have a minimum level of 35. Now the bar has been raised...
...HDL cholesterol - HDL cholesterol values should be the average of at least two measurements obtained from lipoprotein analysis...
...More Information - Determining 10-year (short term) risk for developing CHD is carried out using Framingham risk scoring. The risk factors included in the Framingham calculation are age, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, treatment for hypertension, and cigarette smoking. Because of a larger database, Framingham estimates are more robust for total cholesterol than for LDL cholesterol. Note, however, that LDL cholesterol remains the primary target of therapy. The Framingham risk score gives estimates for ?hard CHD? which includes myocardial infarction and coronary death...