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Hypercholesterolemia: Vascular Disease Prevention
What can be done to prevent vascular disease?
Arteriosclerosis (with complications) is a complex disease that has no single origin. High cholesterol level, although one of the most important risk factors, there is usually determined by its appearance alone. Typically, several factors coincide, causing a marked increase in risk. It is therefore essential to recognize and correct as many of these.
Smoking
All studies clearly show that men and middle-aged women who smoke have a much greater risk of suffering a myocardial infarction. By quitting, the risk decreases progressively. Read the rest of this entry »
