Mixed hyperlipidemia is not just one high cholesterol number. It is a combined pattern that can include elevated LDL cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, and other atherogenic particles that influence heart and pancreatitis risk. A lipid panel may look like a row of unrelated numbers, but the pattern matters. Mixed hyperlipidemia generally means that more than one type of blood fat is abnormal at the same time, most often elevated LDL cholesterol and elevated triglycerides. Low HDL…