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  2. Xanthelasma - Wikipedia

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    Xanthelasma is a sharply demarcated yellowish deposit of cholesterol underneath the skin. [1] It usually occurs on or around the eyelids (xanthelasma palpebrarum, abbreviated XP). [1] [2] While they are neither harmful to the skin nor painful, these minor growths may be disfiguring and can be removed. [1]

  3. Xanthoma - Wikipedia

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    Histology picture of xanthoma showing lipid-laden foam cells with large areas of cholesterol clefts, 10 × magnification, eosin and hematoxylin stain [1] A xanthelasma is a sharply demarcated yellowish collection of cholesterol underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids.

  4. Arcus senilis - Wikipedia

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    Arcus senilis deposits tend to start at 6 and 12 o'clock and progress until becoming completely circumferential. The thin clear section separating the arcus from the limbus is known as the clear interval of Vogt. Specialty: Ophthalmology Symptoms: Opaque ring in the peripheral cornea: Causes: Normal aging, Hyperlipidemia: Differential diagnosis

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

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    Statins lower bad cholesterol and thereby decrease the number of fatty deposits in your arteries to prevent plaque buildup that leads to blockages and heart attacks. Antiarrhythmic medications.

  6. Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Wikipedia

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    In surgical pathology, strawberry gallbladder, more formally cholesterolosis of the gallbladder and gallbladder cholesterolosis, is a change in the gallbladder wall due to excess cholesterol. [1] The name strawberry gallbladder comes from the typically stippled appearance of the mucosal surface on gross examination, which resembles a strawberry.

  7. It’s not just about cholesterol. 1 in 5 have high levels of ...

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    It’s not only cholesterol that’s worrisome: Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. ... (Getty Images) Sandra Revill Tremulis was a healthy 39-year-old ...

  8. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

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    Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. [3] [4]Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all animal cells [citation needed] and is an essential structural and signaling component of animal cell membranes.

  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).