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Little-used cholesterol test could prevent more heart attacks, strokes

Summary by northwestern.edu
A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure “bad” cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern Medicine study that published today (April 8) in JAMA.
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northwestern.edu broke the news in on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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