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At-A-Glance: What You Need To Know About High Blood Cholesterol

This easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of high blood cholesterol, one of the major risk factors for heart disease. It explains cholesterol numbers, the link between cholesterol buildup and heart disease, and treatments for high blood cholesterol. Also provides additional information on NHLBI resources heart healthy living.


Item number
09-7424

Current copy: nhlbi.nih.gov

Archived page, reproduced from a 2012 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.