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  1. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition-Research - Lipids Research

    Cereals containing oats and plant sterols to lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol; New superstatins; Safety and efficacy of an ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Know your heart health numbers

    LDL cholesterol is less than 100 milligrams and HDL is more than 50 milligrams. Your health care professional may recommend more frequent testing if initial ...

  3. Most people with a genetic condition that causes significantly high cholesterol go undiagnosed, Mayo Clinic study finds

    It causes very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the "bad" cholesterol — from birth. Niloy Jewel Samadder, M.D. "Our findings expose ...

  4. Red yeast rice - Mayo Clinic

    The supplement also may lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, also called LDL cholesterol. This is the "bad" cholesterol found in the blood that can ...

  5. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding and managing familial hypercholesterolemia

    ... LDL (sometimes referred to as the “bad” cholesterol). Because of the extra cholesterol, plaque builds up in the arteries, causing them to narrow and ...

  6. Study of Alirocumab (REGN727/SAR236553) in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) Undergoing Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Apheresis Therapy - Mayo Clinic

    ... LDL apheresis treatments in patients with HeFH undergoing LDL apheresis therapy. Participation eligibility. Participant eligibility includes age, gender ...

  7. Dietary fat: Know which to choose - Mayo Clinic

    Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is called "bad" cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is called "good" cholesterol. Saturated fats raise the levels of ...

  8. Science Saturday: Plasma ceramides - A promising new diagnostic tool for cardiology - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is the primary measure of atherosclerotic risk and thus a therapeutic target in clinical practice.

  9. Bempedoic acid (oral route) - Mayo Clinic

    Bempedoic acid is used together with diet and other cholesterol-lowering medicines to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) in patients with primary hyperlipidemia ...

  10. Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart? - Mayo Clinic

    Resveratrol might help prevent damage to blood vessels, lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also called the "bad" cholesterol, and prevent ...