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High HDL and high LDL implications

High HDL 80 and high LDL 135 What’s the implication? Will high HDL take care of the high LDL

Hi Pragati, Short answer: high HDL (80) does not cancel out high LDL (135). LDL (and ApoB, the particles carrying LDL) drives plaque formation; HDL is harder to modify and high levels don’t reliably protect against heart attacks. Current best approach is to treat LDL as the main risk lever.

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