The main culprit, LDL (for low-density lipoprotein), is the body's oil truck, circulating in the blood, delivering fat and cholesterol to the cells.

主要的“罪犯”是低密度脂蛋白胆固醇，它是身体的运油车，在血液里向细胞传输脂肪和胆固醇。

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Following a lifestyle that decreases LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and increases HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is the primary path to lower cholesterol.

在日常生活中，人们一般把降低低密度脂蛋白ldl和增加高密度脂蛋白hdl当作是降低胆固醇的主要的路径。

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Doctors have known for years that HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, protects against heart attacks and stroke, probably by cleaning up the bad low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, known as LDL.

医生多年前已经知道高密度脂蛋白(HDL)可以通过清除不良的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(即已知的LDL)来保护对抗心脏病发作和心肌梗塞。

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KYNAMRO, given as a 200 mg weekly subcutaneous injection, has been approved as an adjunct to lipid-lowering medications and diet to reduce low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (Apo B), total cholesterol (TC), and non-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (non HDL-C) in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

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These studies had led to new cholesterol guidelines in the U.S. that suggested lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol, to extemely low levels.

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The addition of Kynamro helps to reduce low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B, total cholesterol, and non-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (non HDL-C).

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