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Cholesterol

Description

An in-depth report on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of unhealthy cholesterol levels.


Alternative Names

Hypercholesterolemia; LDL; HDL; Triglycerides


Symptoms

There are no warning signs for high LDL cholesterol levels. When symptoms finally occur, they usually take the form of angina or heart attack in response to the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in the patient's arteries. This is definitely a condition where it pays to invest in preventive medicine before dangerous complications occur.

Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries in which fatty material is deposited in the vessel wall, resulting in narrowing and eventual impairment of blood flow. Severely restricted blood flow in the arteries to the heart muscle leads to symptoms such as chest pain. Atherosclerosis shows no symptoms until a complication occurs.


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