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Cardiovascular

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Heart Diseases: Angina | Arrhythmia | Congenital Heart Disease | Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) | Heart Failure | Heart Inflammation & Infection | Heart Muscle Disease (Cardiomyopathy) | Heart Valve Diseases | Other Heart Disorders

Vascular Diseases: Aneurysms | Aortic Disease | Functional Arterial Disease | Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) | Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) | Inflammatory Vascular Disease (Vasculitis) | Occlusive Arterial Disease | Stroke | Vascular Lesions | Venous Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Treatment: Complementary & Alternative Therapy | Medication | Rehabilitation | Surgery | Heart Transplantation

Other Topics: General Cardiovascular | Heart Disease in Women | Anatomy | Cholesterol | Diagnostic Procedures | Homocysteine

Cholesterol & Triglycerides

(Jump to: General Information | Cholesterol & Children | Dietary Cholesterol | Disorders | Genetic Considerations | Measuring Cholesterol Levels | Treating High Cholesterol )

General Information
Cholesterol:American Heart Association
Triglycerides:American Heart Association
Triglycerides: Why Do They Matter?:Mayo Clinic
Cholesterol, Part One: A Patient Guide:CholesterolNetwork.com
Cholesterol & Triglycerides : Questions You Have-- Answers You Need:netLibrary
Cholesterol:MedlinePlus
Triglycerides:MedlinePlus

Cholesterol and Children
Cholesterol and Your Child:Nemours Foundation
Cholesterol and Children:eMedicine Consumer Health
Nutrition: Tips for Kids:American Academy of Family Physicians

Measuring Cholesterol Levels
What Your Cholesterol Levels Mean:American Heart Association
Lipid Profile:Lab Tests Online

Cholesterol Disorders
High Blood Cholesterol:NHLBI
Hypercholesterolemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hyperlipidemia:Society for Vascular Surgery
High Cholesterol and Lipids (Hyperlipidemia):UpToDate Patient Information
See also Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases, Lipid Disorders

Treating High Cholesterol
Overviews
Cholesterol, Part Two: A Patient Guide:CholeterolNetwork.com
Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol:American Heart Association [PDF]
Treatment of Cholesterol Abnormalities:American Academy of Family Physicians
Medicines
High Cholesterol--Medicines to Help You:FDA
Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines:Texas Heart Institute
Cholesterol Medications:American Heart Association
Cholesterol Drugs:HeartHealthyWomen
Statins:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
Lifestyle Changes & CAM
Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC):NHLBI [PDF] [Order printed copy]
Cholesterol: The Best Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol and Protect Your Heart: Mayo Clinic
Red Yeast Rice:Mayo Clinic
Garlic Does Not Appear to Lower "Bad" Cholesterol:NCCAM

Genetic Considerations
Familial Hypercholesterolemia:University of Utah
Learning About Familial Hypercholesterolemia:National Human Genome Research Institute
Statin Drugs May Delay Progressive Artery Damage in Children with Inherited Cholesterol Disease:American Heart Association
Hypercholesterolemia:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

Dietary Cholesterol
Nutrition Fact Sheet: Dietary Cholesterol:Northwestern University
Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
Cholesterol Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

Homocysteine

Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease:American Heart Association
Homocysteine: How Important?:Aetna InteliHealth
Hyperhomocysteinaemia:Lifeblood, the Thrombosis Charity
Homocysteine and MTHFR Mutations :American Heart Association [PDF]

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