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2. Should You Try to Raise Your 'Good' Cholesterol? You Might ...

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   Cholesterol tests will tell you not just your total cholesterol, but also your low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein. And you actually want your high-density ...

3. Lipid profile - Wikipedia

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   A lipid profile or lipid panel is a panel of blood tests used to find abnormalities in blood lipid ( such as cholesterol and triglycerides) concentrations. [not verified in body] The results of this test can identify certain genetic diseases and can determine approximate risks for cardiovascular disease, certain forms of pancreatitis, and other diseases.

4. A stealthy cholesterol is killing people, and most don’t know ...

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   Routine blood cholesterol tests could look for Lp(a) but do not — largely because there is no effective treatment for it. Similar to other forms of high cholesterol, there are no symptoms with ...

5. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   Blood tests might check your: Cholesterol levels. Triglyceride and lipid levels. Blood sugar levels. Inflammation levels. Imaging tests can help doctors see how well blood is moving through your ...

6. Liebermann–Burchard test - Wikipedia

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   The Liebermann–Burchard or acetic anhydride test is used for the detection of cholesterol. The formation of a green or green-blue colour after a few minutes is positive. Lieberman–Burchard is a reagent used in a colourimetric test to detect cholesterol, which gives a deep green colour. This colour begins as a purplish, pink colour and ...

7. Hypocholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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   Hypocholesterolemia is the presence of abnormally low (hypo-) levels of cholesterol in the blood (-emia). A defect in the body's production of cholesterol can lead to adverse consequences as well. Cholesterol is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes and is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity.

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

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   Your doctor may order many different tests to help diagnose cardiovascular disease, such as: ... Statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs. Calcium channel blockers. Long-acting nitrates.

9. Low-density lipoprotein - Wikipedia

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   Blood tests commonly report LDL-C: the amount of cholesterol which is estimated to be contained with LDL particles, on average, using a formula, the Friedewald equation. In clinical context, mathematically calculated estimates of LDL-C are commonly used as an estimate of how much low density lipoproteins are driving progression of atherosclerosis.