Experts urge casting a wider net in cholesterol DM efforts.
For best results, experts urge providers to broaden cholesterol-lowering efforts. Cholesterol management programs that focus exclusively on lowering LDL levels may be missing out on the opportunity to prevent adverse events in a significant number of people. New research shows that efforts to increase HDL levels and to decrease triglycerides may be just as important as focusing on LDL.
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D008019:Life Style; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D014481:United States
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides