Lowering LDL cholesterol levels is beneficial for heart health; however in certain cases it can go too low which can indicate ...

Consider a 66-year-old male with systolic blood pressure (SBP) 135 mm Hg, no treatment for hypertension, total cholesterol 227 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol 45 mg/dL (e.g., LDL 150 mg/dL and triglyceride ...

According to him, elevated LDL-C remains the primary target, but for people with "high triglycerides ( more than 150 mg/dL), ...