What is ‘LDL cholesterol’?

Michael V. Holmes; Mika Ala-Korpela

doi:10.1038/s41569-019-0157-6

What is ‘LDL cholesterol’?

Michael V. Holmes^*, Mika Ala-Korpela

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Abstract

LDL cholesterol is an important contributor to the risk of coronary heart disease, and its measurement is central to evaluating the effects of lipid-modifying therapies. Several ‘LDL-cholesterol’ assays exist but their methodologies differ, leading to between-assay heterogeneity in values of ‘LDL cholesterol’. We advocate the need for awareness of the potential implications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-198
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Cardiology
Volume	16
Issue number	4
Early online date	30 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-019-0157-6
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

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