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Simvastatin is used together with a proper diet to treat high cholesterol and triglyceride (fat) levels in the blood. This medicine may help prevent medical ...
... cholesterol levels in the blood. This may help prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol clogging the blood vessels. It is also used to lower high ...
Pravastatin is used together with a proper diet to lower cholesterol and triglycerides (fat) in the blood. This medicine may help prevent or slow down medical ...
Ezetimibe is a cholesterol absorption inhibitor and atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, or statin. These medicines will reduce the absorption of ...
... cholesterol, also called HDL cholesterol. High blood pressure. This means 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher. High fasting blood sugar. This ...
LDL is the bad cholesterol — a risk factor for heart disease. "Saturated fat is usually higher in red meat than poultry and white meat," says Dr. Hensrud. Plus, ...
Ezetimibe is used alone or combination with diet and other cholesterol-lowering medicines (eg, fenofibrate, statins) to treat high cholesterol and triglyceride ...
cholesterol – not just increasing the use of statins. That's one of the main takeaways from new cholesterol guidelines just released by the American Heart ...
These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and unhealthy cholesterol levels. Too much sitting ...
Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says fats that raise your bad cholesterol levels and raise your risk for heart disease are the ones to avoid. Video.
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