2023年1月11日 · Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in your blood. Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels.

2023年1月11日 · You need some cholesterol in your blood to build healthy cells. But high cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. Lifestyle changes can help.

2021年9月23日 · People who have familial hypercholesterolemia have a higher risk of heart disease and death at a younger age. Heart attacks may occur before age 50 in men and age 60 in women. The rarer and more severe variety of the condition, if undiagnosed or untreated, can cause death before age 20.

2021年9月23日 · A detailed family history is an important key to diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia. Doctors will be interested to know if your siblings, parents, aunts, uncles or grandparents ever had high cholesterol levels or heart disease — especially during childhood.

2017年4月18日 · Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited condition that affects the way the body processes cholesterol. It results in high cholesterol in the blood and significantly raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Familial hypercholesterolemia can be detected with a genetic test. Once it’s identified, it often can be effectively treated.

2023年1月27日 · Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited condition that increases your risk of having a heart attack. This conversation aid will help you and your clinician discuss ways to care for the health of your heart

2024年2月15日 · Limit your intake of high-cholesterol foods. Reduce consumption of foods like egg yolks, organ meats, animal fat and high-fat dairy. Lower your total fat intake.

2024年3月6日 · If your risk is very high — for example, you've had a heart attack in the past — a statin may be helpful even if you don't have high cholesterol. Besides cholesterol, other risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: Tobacco use. Lack of exercise. High blood pressure. Diabetes. Overweight or obesity. Narrowed arteries in your neck, arms ...

2024年11月12日 · Work may also include seeing patients for specific issues such as hypercholesterolemia, heart failure, medication titration, or other.

2024年3月16日 · Learn how heart experts evaluate and treat people with inherited lipid disorders, which put them at high risk of heart attacks.