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Question Title: Lipid levels

Forum: The Heart Forum
Topic: Bypass Surgery


What do the majority of cardiologists at CC believe to be the right levels for someone who had had bypass?

Dear BobV

As a generalization, I shoot for an LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) level below 100.

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