Goals of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease focus on lowering levels of
a. triglycerides.
b. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
c. high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholester-ol.
d. very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol.
B
Primary goals of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease focus on lowering blood levels of LDL cholesterol. Lowering serum triglyceride levels and VLDL cholesterol levels and in-creasing HDL cholesterol levels also decreases cardiovascular risk, but are not the main focus.
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