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Lowering serum cholesterol concentrations does not reduce mortality and is unlikely to prevent coronary heart disease.

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Pubmed Data : BMJ. 1992 Jul 4;305(6844):15-9. PMID: 1638188

Article Published Date : Jul 04, 1992

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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Diseases : Cholesterol: High : CK(922) : AC(156), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

A cholesterol-rich diet contributes to improving patients with tuberculosis.

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Pubmed Data : Chest. 2005 Feb;127(2):643-51. PMID: 15706008

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Pulmonary Tubercolosis : CK(80) : AC(12), Tuberculosis : CK(255) : AC(44)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Apolipoprotein levels and ratios are more significant than LDL cholesterol levels in the prediction of fatal myocardial infarction.

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Pubmed Data : Mol Vis. 2010;16:2033-42. Epub 2010 Oct 8. PMID: 11755609

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Apolipoprotein Disorders : CK(48) : AC(9), Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(432) : AC(58), Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

C-reactive protein more than LDL determines cardiovascular events and mortality in hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Pubmed Data : Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Nov;54(5):902-11. Epub 2009 Sep 25. PMID: 19781835

Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : C-Reactive Protein : CK(819) : AC(74), Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(432) : AC(58), Diabetes: Cardiovascular Illness : CK(666) : AC(104)

Pharmacological Actions : Anticholesteremic Agents : CK(669) : AC(142)

Additional Keywords : C-Reactive Protein Versus Lipids : CK(10) : AC(1), Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Low income is associated with accelerated telomere shortening. Higher cholesterol is positively associated with longer telomeres.

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Pubmed Data : PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22521. Epub 2011 Jul 27. PMID: 21818333

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Aging : CK(1351) : AC(369)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18), Socioeconomic Status : CK(10) : AC(1)

Lower cholesterol is associated with poorer ouctomes in critically ill patients.

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Pubmed Data : Crit Care Resusc. 2009 Dec;11(4):305-9. PMID: 20001883

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Inflammation : CK(1077) : AC(363)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Lower LDL cholesterol levels in patients on statin drugs is associated with higher all-cause mortality.

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Pubmed Data : Cancer. 1995 Dec 15;76(12):2491-6. PMID: 19437396

Article Published Date : Dec 15, 1995

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Cholesterol: High : CK(922) : AC(156), Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(432) : AC(58), Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117), Statin-Induced Pathologies : CK(1570) : AC(315)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Lower serum LDL-C level independently predicts HG, early neurological deterioration, and 3-month mortality after acute ICH.

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Pubmed Data : Stroke. 2011 Sep ;42(9):2447-52. Epub 2011 Jul 28. PMID: 21799167

Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2011

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Hematoma : CK(13) : AC(1), Intracerebral Hemorrhage : CK(211) : AC(12)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

The hypothesis that LDL cholesterol and saturated fat consumption is the primary cause of heart disease is faulty and not unequivocally supported by the evidence.

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Pubmed Data : Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult. 1993 Jul-Aug(4):7-9. PMID: 18609060

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 1993

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136), High Cholesterol : CK(1718) : AC(198)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

The non-fasting ApoB/ApoA1 ratio is superior to any of the cholesterol ratios for estimation of the risk of acute myocardial infarction.

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Pubmed Data : Lancet. 2008 Jul 19;372(9634):224-33. PMID: 18640459

Article Published Date : Jul 19, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Apolipoprotein Disorders : CK(48) : AC(9), Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(432) : AC(58), Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

The statin drug pravastatin does not reduce all-cause mortality in older, moderately hypercholesterolemic, hypertensive patients, despite its ability to lower blood lipids.

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Pubmed Data : JAMA. 2002 Dec 18;288(23):2998-3007. PMID: 12479764

Article Published Date : Dec 18, 2002

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Cardiac Mortality : CK(703) : AC(67), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), High Cholesterol : CK(1718) : AC(198), Hypertension : CK(2783) : AC(271)

Pharmacological Actions : Anticholesteremic Agents : CK(669) : AC(142)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

There is a lack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years.

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Pubmed Data : JAMA. 1994 Nov 2;272(17):1335-40. PMID: 7772105

Article Published Date : Nov 02, 1994

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Cardiac Mortality : CK(703) : AC(67), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136), High Cholesterol : CK(1718) : AC(198), Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18), Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

In subjects older than 75 years of age being in the lowest quartile of cholesterol is associated with increased mortality.

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Pubmed Data : Pharm Res. 2008 Sep;25(9):2181-9. Epub 2008 Apr 25. PMID: 16301966

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2008

Study Type : Review

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Cardiac Mortality : CK(703) : AC(67), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), Elderly: Age Specific Diseases : CK(442) : AC(37), High Cholesterol : CK(1718) : AC(198), Mortality: All-Cause : CK(644) : AC(55)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Increased lipoprotein production by the heart may represent a novel pathway of triglyceride export from heart cells.

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Pubmed Data : Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl. 2002;237:35-40. PMID: 12570165

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2002

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Cholesterol : CK(403) : AC(45)

Diseases : Cholesterol: LDL/HDL ratio : CK(432) : AC(58)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

LDL cholesterol is an unlikely primary contributor to the pathogenesis of heart disease.

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Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 2009 Oct;73(4):596-600. Epub 2009 Jun 26. PMID: 19560285

Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2009

Study Type : Commentary

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Diseases : Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), Cholesterol: High : CK(922) : AC(156), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

Lipoproteins (LDL) may be implicated in arteriosclerosis by acting as a nonspecific immune defense against microbial infection, leading to plaque build-up in the artery and an autoimmune-mediated acceleration of the disease process.

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Pubmed Data : Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2009;39(1):3-16. PMID: 19201735

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009

Study Type : Commentary

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Diseases : Arterial Plaque : CK(439) : AC(20), Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Autoimmune Diseases : CK(5317) : AC(779), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), Cholesterol: Oxidation : CK(457) : AC(98), Intima Media Thickening : CK(1878) : AC(41)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18), Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

The beneficial effects of statin drugs be related to their action on iron metabolism.

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Pubmed Data : QJM. 2012 Oct 24. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PMID: 23097387

Article Published Date : Oct 23, 2012

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Atherosclerosis : CK(523) : AC(77), Iron Overload : CK(59) : AC(13)

Additional Keywords : Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

The"Mevalonate hypothesis": A cholesterol-independent alternative for the etiology of atherosclerosis.

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Pubmed Data : Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Nov 5 ;11(1):149. Epub 2012 Nov 5. PMID: 23122424

Article Published Date : Nov 04, 2012

Study Type : Review

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Additional Keywords : Cardiovascular Disease Causation, Cholesterol Myth : CK(136) : AC(18)

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