title: LDL cholesterol as a predictor of mortality, and beyond: to fast or not to fast, that is the question?
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. robert.eckel@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Eckel
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL
keywords: Editorials; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol; fasting; mortality; triglycerides