HDL Archives - Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog-tag/hdl/ Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:04:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 POTUS’s Teachable Moment https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/potus-teachable-moment/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:00:48 +0000 http://wwwdev.clevelandheartlab.com/?post_type=x-portfolio&p=11311 What the President’s Physical Exam Results Can Teach Us About Heart Health While cardiologists have debated the finer points of the President of the United State’s recent health report, his yearly check-up is raising awareness of heart disease risk indicators that can help gauge risk over time. Among the more common risk factors, the President’s body mass index (BMI), 29.9, ...

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]]> Questioning the HDL Hypothesis https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/questioning-hdl-hypothesis/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:00:02 +0000 http://wwwdev.clevelandheartlab.com/?post_type=x-portfolio&p=10046 For decades, the relationship between cholesterol and heart health seemed to be black and white: High levels of “bad” or “lousy” LDL cholesterol raised the risk for heart disease. High levels of “good” HDL or “healthy” cholesterol reduced it by removing cholesterol from artery walls. The belief has been so solid that doctors routinely prescribed drugs like niacin to help ...

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