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treatment targets for total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) in the ESC and NCEP guidelines |
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| Total cholesterol (TC) |
Low density cholesterol (LDL-C) |
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| mg/dl |
mmol/l |
mg/dl |
mmol/l |
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| ESC guideline [4] |
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| General population |
190 |
5.0 |
115 |
3.0 |
| CAD, CVD or DM |
175 |
4.5 |
100 |
2.6 |
| NCEP guideline [6,5] |
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| 0 or 1 RF |
160 |
4.1 |
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| > 2 RF or |
130 |
3.4 |
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| CAD event risk < 20% |
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| CAD or risk equivalent* |
100 |
2.6 |
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| optional in very high risk |
70 |
1.8 |
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ESC, European Society of Cardiology; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program; *other clinical forms of atherosclerotic disease, diabetes mellitus, or a 10 year-risk for CAD greater than 20%. | ||||
Steinhagen-Thiessen et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008 7:31 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-7-31 |
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