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Need Insight On "good LDL" Vs. "bad LDL"

I just received my latest lipid panel results: Total Chol. 233, Triglyc. 75, HDL 51, LDL 167. My doctor is concerned about the LDL result but I read many articles about ratios between the numbers that are more important since they tend to differentiate "good LDL" vs. "bad LDL". Any comments to clarify? Thanks!
Thu, 4 Sep 2014
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Hi,
I have gone through your question.
I can understand your concern regarding cholesterol levels.
You have high LDL. LDL is bad cholesterol. It increase the risk of coronary heart disease. Same way HDL is good cholesterol its level 51 is optimal. But overall high LDL also increase the ratio of LDL to HDL.
So it increase the risk. You should concern about your LDL cholesterol level. And you should start treatment accordingly. You can take drug like atorvastatin or pravastatin according to your doctor's advice.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any further questions then you can ask me.
I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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Need Insight On "good LDL" Vs. "bad LDL"

Hi, I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern regarding cholesterol levels. You have high LDL. LDL is bad cholesterol. It increase the risk of coronary heart disease. Same way HDL is good cholesterol its level 51 is optimal. But overall high LDL also increase the ratio of LDL to HDL. So it increase the risk. You should concern about your LDL cholesterol level. And you should start treatment accordingly. You can take drug like atorvastatin or pravastatin according to your doctor s advice. Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions then you can ask me. I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.