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> LDL cholesterol is by far the best established causal risk factor for coronary artery disease. Is it causal, or is it a risk factor? I'd say at best it is "n
by virtuallynathan 7y ago
> LDL cholesterol is by far the best established causal risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Is it causal, or is it a risk factor? I'd say at best it is "necessary but not sufficient". CVD risk calculators don't even take LDL-C into account, that's how good of a marker it is.