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2. Everything You Need to Know to Treat—and Prevent—High Cholesterol

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   Ninety-five million American adults, or about two in five, live with high cholesterol. Here's everything you need to know to treat and prevent it. Ninety-five million American adults, or about two ...

3. 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]

4. Cholesterol embolism - Wikipedia

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   The symptoms experienced in cholesterol embolism depend largely on the organ involved. Non-specific symptoms often described are fever, muscle ache and weight loss.Embolism to the legs causes a mottled appearance and purple discoloration of the toes, small infarcts and areas of gangrene due to tissue death that usually appear black, and areas of the skin that assume a marbled pattern known as ...

5. Hyperlipidemia - Wikipedia

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   Hyperlipidemia is abnormally high levels of any or all lipids (e.g. fats, triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids) or lipoproteins in the blood. [2] The term hyperlipidemia refers to the laboratory finding itself and is also used as an umbrella term covering any of various acquired or genetic disorders that result in that finding. [3]

6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   High blood pressure (Learn more about How to Lower Blood Pressure.) High cholesterol. Heart disease. Diabetes. Obesity. Sickle cell disease. Not exercising regularly. A sedentary lifestyle ...

7. Got high cholesterol? Here are 5 ways to manage it.

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   High cholesterol is known as the “silent killer” because there are no outward symptoms. But as it accumulates in the body, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (often referred to as "bad ...

8. 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 ...

9. Familial hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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   High cholesterol levels normally do not cause any symptoms. Yellow deposits of cholesterol-rich fat may be seen in various places on the body such as around the eyelids (known as xanthelasma palpebrarum), the outer margin of the iris (known as arcus senilis corneae), and in the tendons of the hands, elbows, knees, and feet, particularly the Achilles tendon (known as a tendon xanthoma).