"LDL lowering does not help to reduce heart attack" should have been the tittle of the article below. May be they decided against it since such news might trigger heart attack in some!
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/27/news/la-heb-niacin-heart-20110527
"Overall, those in the niacin group did have increased HDL levels and lowered triglyceride levels after 32 months, the researchers found, but they were no less likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes or be hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome."
So, people with low LDL (courtecy statin drug), high HDL (courtecy Niacin, clearly prescription dose), lowered triglycerides still had same levels of heart attack as the rest.
Conclusion, anyone?
Repeat after me: "HDL/LDL numbers are not related to heart desease"!
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