Peter Attia· MD
the number of ldl particles is a more accurate index of risk than the ldl cholesterol
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the number of ldl particles is a more accurate index of risk than the ldl cholesterol
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the first order term is still going to be the number of particles that's the biggest driver of risk and everything else factors into it in other words that's not an independent risk because it's driven by the the residence time of the LDL which is driven by the clearance rate