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Most people hospitalized for heart attacks have LDL levels considered 'safe' by doctors.

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Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines.

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2009 Jan

Even though many people think high cholesterol causes heart attacks, this study found that almost half of heart attack patients had cholesterol levels that were actually considered normal or low — meaning heart problems can happen even when cholesterol isn’t high.

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This study looked at heart attack patients and found that many of them had low LDL cholesterol (below 100 mg/dL) when they were hospitalized, which means you can still have a heart attack even if your 'bad cholesterol' isn't high — challenging the idea that high LDL is always needed for a heart attack.

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A lot of people with heart problems don't actually have high LDL cholesterol — about half of them have normal or even low levels — so maybe LDL isn't the main cause of heart disease after all.

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About half of the people who have serious heart problems also have low 'bad' cholesterol levels.

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More than half of heart disease patients admitted to the hospital have low levels of 'good' cholesterol, which is considered unhealthy.

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More than half of heart disease patients admitted to the hospital have low levels of 'good' cholesterol, which is linked to higher heart disease risk.

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If someone has a heart problem and their 'bad' cholesterol is high, using stronger cholesterol-lowering treatment early on can cut their risk of serious heart issues by about a quarter compared to regular treatment.

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