Article: Using Prolog to calculate LDL cholesterol. ...
Medical Laboratory Observer;  December 1, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... cholesterol is the sum of the HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and VLDL cholesterol, with the VLDL cholesterol estimated through ... multiplication of the triglyceride level by 0.2; the LDL cholesterol simply falls out by subtraction of the two other ...

Article: Improved Specificity of a New Homogeneous Assay for ...
Clinical Chemistry;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Although a homogeneous assay for serum LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) has become a routine clinical ... Association for Clinical Chemistry LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is generally recognized ... C values may be overestimated when VLDL-cholesterol is measured as LDL-C, or they may ...

Article: Effectiveness of colesevelam hydrochloride in decreasing ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... hypercholesterolemia (low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol level >=30 mg/dL and < ... measure was the mean absolute change of LDL cholesterol from baseline to the end of the 24 ... Results: Colesevelam lowered mean LDL cholesterol levels 9% to 18% in a dose-dependent ...

Article: FDA Approves VYTORIN -TM- -ezetimibe/simvastatin-, the First and ...
Business Wire;  July 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Pharmaceuticals VYTORIN(TM) lowered LDL cholesterol by 52 percent at the recommended starting ... simvastatin) for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with primary ... modifications may require powerful LDL cholesterol lowering-agents and to do this we ...

Article: This Release Was Previously Issued: FDA Approves VYTORIN -TM- ...
Business Wire;  July 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Pharmaceuticals VYTORIN(TM) lowered LDL cholesterol by 52 percent at the recommended starting ... simvastatin) for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with primary ... modifications may require powerful LDL cholesterol lowering-agents and to do this we ...

Article: Lowering LDL Cholesterol in Patients with Severe ...
Internal Medicine Alert;  August 29, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Lowering LDL Cholesterol in Patients with Severe Coronary ... infarction, if baseline total or LDL cholesterol are elevated. Blood lipids were ... trial confirms that aggressive LDL cholesterol lowering is equally beneficial ...

Article: When Statins Hurt: Red Yeast Rice and ...
Internal Medicine Alert;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Statins Hurt: Red Yeast Rice and LDL-cholesterol Abstract & Commentary By Russell ... red yeast rice successfully lowers LDL- cholesterol levels in people intolerant of prescription ... stratified into four categories: LDL-cholesterol 3.9 mmol/L (150 mg/dL); BMI ...