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Story md.com: Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Ldl/hdl Ratio

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Under certain conditions, the risk of developing coronary heart disease (strokes, heart attack) cannot be properly assessed only by looking at a person's lipids test results. In these cases, the LDL "bad cholesterol" to HDL "good cholesterol" ratio can be used to assess how high a person's cardiovascular risk is.

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