Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Ripples in the tranquil sea of lipids

Dr. R. Shanker, Dr. Hemalatha Shanker

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Today’s therapy of dyslipidemia is centred on low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) -cholesterol. By looking at these targets we are missing a small proportion of people with high non-HDL cholesterol who are at a risk of cardiovascular event. It is time that we give non-HDL cholesterol its due respect and include it in our investigatory panel. In my study if we go by normal LDL-C we will be missing out 30 patients i.e. 12.93 % who had a high non- HDL -C level. If we go only by non HDL-C we will be missing 49 patients i.e. 19.52 % who had high LDL-C. In the best interest of patients we should include both LDL-C and non- HDL cholesterol.

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Dr.R.Shanker, Dr.Hemalatha Shanker Ripples in the tranquil sea of lipids International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014

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