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Examen de colesterol - Resultados

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Examen de colesterol total

Valores normales:

El colesterol total es una medida importante tanto del colesterol malo como del bueno. Se hacen otros exámenes de laboratorio para medir las cantidades específicas del colesterol bueno (HDL) y del colesterol malo (LDL). Es preferible un análisis del colesterol, incluyendo LDL y HDL.

Los valores del colesterol total que aparecen a continuación se utilizan para elegir la terapia:

  • Deseable: por debajo de 200 miligramos por decilitro (mg/dL)
  • Intermedio alto: 200 a 239 mg/dL
  • Alto riesgo: 240 mg/dL y superior

Significado de los resultados anormales:

En general, un valor de colesterol total por encima de 200 mg/dL puede significar que la persona está en mayor riesgo de sufrir una cardiopatía. Sin embargo, los niveles de LDL son una mejor manera de predecir la cardiopatía y determinan cómo se debe tratar el colesterol alto.

Los niveles altos de colesterol total pueden ser causados por:

Los niveles bajos de colesterol puede ser causados por:

  • Fecha de revisión: 1/22/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Private practice specializing in Cardiovascular Disease, Watertown, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of The Third Report of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol In Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA. 2001 May 16;285(19):2486-97.

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