High cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development of heart disease, heart attack, and death. High cholesterol promotes the development of atherosclerosis or fatty plaques in the heart arteries. The blood flow to the heart muscle can then be slowly interrupted by this gradual narrowing or suddenly cut off if the plaque ruptures and forms a blood clot. The neck and brain arteries can also develop fatty plaques as well. One would then think that...
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