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Colestipol is used to lower high cholesterol levels in the blood. This may help prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol clogging the blood vessels.
A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls usually causes coronary artery disease. This buildup is called plaque. The ...
“There is bad cholesterol and this is what actually builds the plaques in our arteries and that's where we get concerned.” Cholesterol is a waxy substance ...
But some people who take statins to lower their cholesterol may have serious muscle pain. This intense pain may be a symptom of rhabdomyolysis (rab-doe-my-OL-ih ...
Stephen Kopecky explains how prolonged stress can increase cholesterol levels. Also on the program, primary care internal medicine specialist Dr. Jon Ebbert ...
... cholesterol or inflammation. The ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends cholesterol-lowering medication as a primary preventive measure against ...
The study found that "some people with naturally high good cholesterol due to a genetic mutation" are actually at an elevated risk for heart disease. First of ...
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has recommended approval of the first drug in a new class of cholesterol-lowering medications, called PCSK9 ...
Cholesterol comes from two sources: your liver and the foods you consume. Cholesterol can join with other substances to form a thick, hard deposit on the inside ...
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