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Dr. Kang

Dr. Kang

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Cardiologist
posted 01/27/2009, comments (2)

Familial Hypercholesterolemia: It’s Not All Your Fault

In our country we are quick to blame our Western diet and lack of exercise as the main cause of high cholesterol.  I suppose that by doing so, it gives us some hope that we can change our cholesterol levels by sheer will power and thus reduce our risk of heart disease. We have the sense then that high cholesterol is something that we can... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Kang

Dr. Kang

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Cardiologist
posted 09/05/2008, comments (0)

Cancer and Cholesterol: How Low Can You Go?

The recent trend over the past few years in the management of cholesterol has been to be more aggressive. Initially, the American Heart Association recommended that those people who have had a heart attack, for example, should have LDL levels of less than 100mg/dl. Studies further suggested that lowering your LDL to less than 70mg/dl was more... Read moreChevron
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Deanne Stein

Deanne Stein

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Stroke Survivor
posted 09/03/2008, comment (1)

HIV, Cholesterol, and the Sex Talk with My Son

My son starts high school this week. How did that happen? It seems like he just started Kindergarten yesterday! Time flies too fast, it's hard to catch up. I look at my daughter in her car seat and I want to freeze time, because I know I'll blink and she'll be all grown up, too. I am excited for my son to start high school but worried at the same... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Kang

Dr. Kang

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Cardiologist
posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)

Cholesterol and Your Kidneys: A Fatal Connection

Chronic kidney disease in itself has been found to be an independent predictor for the development of heart disease and is associated with an overall poorer prognosis. This effect occurs throughout the entire spectrum of kidney failure ranging from those with mild kidney disease to even those who have had successful kidney transplants.  In... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Kang

Dr. Kang

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Cardiologist
posted 06/19/2008, comments (0)

HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know

It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much to the credit of the scientific community which aggressively researched this disease and to the credit of our society as a whole for accepting the reality of HIV and making it a major public health issue, the annual mortality rate is now less... Read moreChevron
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This video animation shows how cholesterol behaves in the blood stream. Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells.

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