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 | | Hypercholesterolemia can also be an inherited problem that affects the way the body processes cholesterol. | | | Hypercholesterolemia can run in families, since heredity partly determines how much cholesterol the body makes. | | | People who have a family history of early heart attacks especially should be checked regularly. |
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http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/h/hypercholesterolemia.htm
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| | eMedicine - Hypercholesterolemia, Familial : Article by Elena Citkowitz, MD, PhD, FACP |
| | The finding that patients homozygous for familial defective apoB-100 are clinically similar to those with the heterozygous condition supports this supposition. | | | Findings from a thorough history and physical examination may suggest other laboratory testing. | | | Usually, patients have a history of unusual skin lesions. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1072.htm
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| | Changing eating habits is key in preventing high cholesterol. | | | Long-term cholesterol-lowering effects on Psyllium as an adjunct to diet therapy in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. | | | The effect of simvastatin on the plasma antioxidant concentrations in patients with hypercholesterolemia. |
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http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/Hypercholesterolemiacc.html
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| | Many studies have looked at the relationship between elevated cholesterol levels, increased risk for heart attack and death. | | | Physicians also recommend that patients with high cholesterol stop smoking as part of first-line therapy for hypercholesterolemia. | | | "Hypercholesterolemia in Children." Israel Medical Association Journal 2, no. 10 (2000): 767-771. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/hypercholesterolemia.jsp
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