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2. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to the heart is suddenly blocked. ... and high cholesterol that can cause coronary artery disease can be caused by genetic ...

3. Why High Cholesterol Isn't Always Bad, According to Cardiologists

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   LDL cholesterol is the “bad” cholesterol that can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke when levels are too high. HDL cholesterol is “good” cholesterol and high levels of it can ...

4. These Are the Exact Cholesterol Numbers You Should Aim for If ...

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   Here, a cardiologist explains the connection between cholesterol and heart health and what cholesterol numbers to aim for. Related: This Is the #1 Sign Someone Has a Healthy Heart, According to ...

5. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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   Heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest [5] Causes: Atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart [6] Risk factors: High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol [6] [7] Diagnostic method

6. Coronary thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   This blood clot may then restrict blood flow within the heart, leading to heart tissue damage, or a myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack. [1] Coronary thrombosis is most commonly caused as a downstream effect of atherosclerosis, a buildup of cholesterol and fats in the artery walls.

7. Hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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   Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. [1] It is a form of hyperlipidemia (high levels of lipids in the blood), hyperlipoproteinemia (high levels of lipoproteins in the blood), and dyslipidemia (any abnormalities of lipid and lipoprotein levels in the blood). [1]

8. A normal cholesterol level can still be deadly, warns healthy ...

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   For those at highest risk, very low cholesterol levels may help prevent a second heart attack or stroke. Health News . 2004;10(10):6. De Biase SG, Fernandes SFC, Gianini RJ, Duarte JLG.

9. Lipid hypothesis - Wikipedia

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   In 2023, the World Heart Federation published a report which stated that high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and that elevated LDL cholesterol contributed to 3.8 million deaths in 2021. [6]