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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2207707" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Yes, the test for LDL particles is available, but the NHS doesn't routinely do these. In fact, I doubt they do it at all. They are available privately. Apparently, the particles will be mainly the good small fluffy ones if the triglycerides are low and HDL high. This is why some experts say it is the ratio between HDL and Trigs (HDL/Trigs) that is the important ratio for CVD risk - which should be as low as possible. I learnt this on the forum, and when I began to explain to my nurse it turned out she already knew! She had been on a course.</p><p></p><p>In England the LDL is also calculated, not measured.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2207707, member: 94045"] Yes, the test for LDL particles is available, but the NHS doesn't routinely do these. In fact, I doubt they do it at all. They are available privately. Apparently, the particles will be mainly the good small fluffy ones if the triglycerides are low and HDL high. This is why some experts say it is the ratio between HDL and Trigs (HDL/Trigs) that is the important ratio for CVD risk - which should be as low as possible. I learnt this on the forum, and when I began to explain to my nurse it turned out she already knew! She had been on a course. In England the LDL is also calculated, not measured. [/QUOTE]
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