"Cholesterol, LDL" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cholesterol which is contained in or bound to low density lipoproteins (LDL), including CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and free cholesterol.
| Descriptor ID |
D008078
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.808.197.244 D10.532.515.500 D10.570.938.208.275 D12.776.521.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholesterol, LDL- Cholesterol, LDL
- Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- beta-Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, beta-Lipoprotein
- beta Lipoprotein Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cholesterol, LDL" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cholesterol, LDL" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol, LDL" by people in Profiles.
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DASH-patterned groceries and effects on blood pressure in adults treated for hypertension: the GoFreshRx randomized trial. Nat Med. 2026 Jun; 32(6):2128-2136.
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Attaining LDL-cholesterol target post major coronary event: Care gap, associated factors and clinical outcomes. Am Heart J. 2026 Jul; 297:107430.
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DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure: The GoFresh Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 01 06; 335(1):36-48.
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Follow-Up Lipid Testing and Statin Initiation Among Young Adults in a U.S. Health Care System. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Mar 24; 87(11):1327-1339.
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Patient and physician perceptions of a hypercholesterolemia safety-net program. Am J Manag Care. 2025 Sep; 31(Spec. No. 10):SP680-SP690.
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Projected Outcomes of Optimized Statin and Ezetimibe Therapy in US Military Veterans with Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 01; 6(8):e2329066.
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Metabolic abnormalities and survival among patients with non-metastatic breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 2022 Dec 29; 22(1):1361.
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Dual trajectories of physical activity and blood lipids in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Maturitas. 2021 Apr; 146:49-56.
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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels among individuals experiencing statin-associated symptoms: Data from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. J Clin Lipidol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 14(5):720-729.
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The association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with elevated arterial stiffness in adolescents and young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 08; 21(5):863-870.