Measuring triglycerides is valuable for reasons beyond assessing ApoB or LDL particle count alone.

“it's the particle okay when you're measuring the triglyceride you're just measuring a blob of liquid in a bunch of particles and you need to know the number of them so it's an important number in the sense of If You're A lipoprotein guy trying to figure things out if it's extremely high it increases the risk of pancreatitis but I haven't seen any solid evidence that triglyceride itself is pro-athrogenic”

“people show using Mr that triglycerides were quote causing or associated with increased risk but when you took into account the non-hdl cholesterol or the apob disappears”

“if it's extremely high it increases the risk of pancreatitis but I haven't seen any solid evidence that triglyceride itself is pro-athrogenic”