REductions occur at about 24 hours - but that is no reason to refuse to assay cholesterol later than 24 hours after MI because if the cholesterol is high >24 hrs post-MI, it indicates it was probably even higher before and therefore lipid lowering is essential.
It is usually quoted that levels normalise betwenn 6 weeks and 3 months after the event.
TIM
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Prof. Tim Reynolds,
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Subject: CHOLESTEROL AFTER MI
Does anyone know the mechanism for the reduction in serum cholesterol after
an MI? and any evidence as to how long it takes to resume the pre-MI
cholesterol level (assuming no action is taken to lower cholesterol)
Tim @
Basildon.
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