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: Throughout the usual LDL cholesterol range in Westernpopulations, lower blood concentrations are associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk.In such populations, therefore, reducing LDL cholesterol may reduce the development of vascu-lar disease, largely irrespective of initial cholesterol concentrations.