whether cholesterol needs to go even lower than previously thought for some patients
April 2004
Experts are now debating whether cholesterol needs to go even lower than previously thought for some patients.
Current guidelines recommend an LDL < 2.6 mmol/L for patients with heart disease or diabetes.
This target will probably be lowered to 1.8 mmol/L... especially for patients with unstable heart disease. In fact, some experts now say "go as low as you can go" in these patients.
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