Information about Cholesterol
| Name | Alternate Name |
| aortic dissection | aortic dissecting intramural hematoma, dissecting aortic aneurysm, dissection of the aorta |
| atherosclerosis | arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries |
| butter versus margarine | |
| carotid endarterectomy | CEA |
| cholesterol test | total cholesterol |
| cholesterol | blood cholesterol, dietary cholesterol |
| coronary heart disease | CAD, CHD, coronary artery disease |
| coronary risk factors | coronary heart disease risk factors |
| familial combined hyperlipidemia | type IIb hyperlipoproteinemia |
| familial hypercholesterolemia | type IIa hyperlipoproteinemia |
| familial hypertriglyceridemia | type IV hyperlipoproteinemia |
| fast foods | |
| HDL | good cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein |
| heart disease and diet | cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary heart disease (CHD) |
| heart disease | cardiac disease |
| high cholesterol | hypercholesterolemia |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| obesity | overweight |
| peripheral arterial disease | chronic peripheral arterial occlusive disease, peripheral atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease (PVD) |
| physical health | physical activity and health, physical fitness and health |
| triglyceride level | serum triglycerides, TG |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
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