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When people with heart disease are admitted to the hospital, their 'bad' cholesterol is usually around 105 mg/dL, which is higher than what doctors now recommend for heart health.

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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 heart disease patients were taking cholesterol meds, their cholesterol levels when admitted to the hospital were still too high — averaging over 100 mg/dL, when doctors recommend under 70.

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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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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.010

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When people with heart disease are first admitted to the hospital, their 'bad' cholesterol is usually around 105, which is higher than what doctors now recommend.

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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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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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Very few heart disease patients—less than 1 in 70—have both their 'bad' cholesterol low enough and their 'good' cholesterol high enough to meet ideal health targets.

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Over the years from 2000 to 2006, both 'bad' and 'good' cholesterol levels in heart disease patients admitted to the hospital got lower on average.

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