It just occurred to me that now that the number of LDL particles is measured in nmol/l it’s fun to compute how many LDL particles I have (assuming 5l of blood):
That is 5.77 quintillions (5770034000000000000) of LDL particles.
As the heart pumps about 7600l/day there are 8.77 sextillions (8770451680000000000000) of LDL particles pumped by my heart each day. Probably even more as I run a lot.
I have not realized it was that huge!
BTW even though it’s a very high LDL level (LDL-C is 198) Labcorp classifies me as low CVD risk which is nice.