The Claim
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.
What the research says
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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.
See the scientific wording
Among patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease, the mean admission level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is 104.9 mg/dL, indicating that most patients have levels above the guideline-recommended target of <70 mg/dL.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that on average, people admitted to the hospital with heart disease had cholesterol levels much higher than the recommended safe level, and most of them weren’t even taking medicine to lower it.
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