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Calculated LDL
Latest LDL Guidelines (NCEP 2004 Update):
- High Risk (known CAD, known other atherosclerotic dz, diabetes, etc): < 70 mg/dl
- Moderate Risk (> 1 risk factor): <130 mg/dl
- Lower Risk (0-1 risk factors): <160 mg/dl
Risk Factors:
- Diabetes
- Cigarette smoking
- HTN (BP 140/90 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medication)
- Low HDL cholesterol ( < 40 mg/dL)
- Family history of premature CAD (CAD in male first-degree relative 55 or younger, CAD in female first-degree relative 65 or younger
- Age (men 45 years; women 55 years)
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