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Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

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Why is age a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Age is indeed a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.because serum total cholesterol increases as age increases in both men and women.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Do cholesterol medications affect heart disease risk?

Statins not only lower cholesterol but they also help in preventing heart diseases.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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How does high cholesterol affect the function of the heart?

With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries. Sometimes, those deposits can break suddenly and form a clot that causes a heart attack or stroke

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Can a 29-year-old worry about blood levels and cholesterol?

Yes, if your lipid profile is not normal then he/she might have to take medicines to prevent heart diseases.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Is a cholesterol rate of 4.1 bad?

In adults, total cholesterol levels less than 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) are considered healthy. A reading between 200 and 239 mg/dL is borderline high. A reading of 240 mg/dL and above is considered high

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What level of LDL is dangerous?

A person is considered at high risk for developing heart disease if their total cholesterol level is higher than 240 mg/dL, LDL levels are higher than 160 mg/dL (190 mg/dL is even higher risk), and if the HDL level is below 40 mg/dL

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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