Diseases and Disorders > 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 | High Cholesterol | 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

	High Cholesterol
	High Blood Cholesterol:NHLBI
	High Cholesterol and Lipids (Hyperlipidemia):UpToDate Patient Information
	Hyperlipidemia:Society for Vascular Surgery
	Hypercholesterolemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Familial Hypercholesterolemia:University of Utah
	Learning About Familial Hypercholesterolemia:National Human Genome Research Institute
	Hypercholesterolemia:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	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 [PDF]
	Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines:Texas Heart Institute
	Cholesterol Medications:American Heart Association
	Cholesterol Drugs:HeartHealthyWomen
	Statins:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
	Statin Drugs May Delay Progressive Artery Damage in Children with Inherited Cholesterol Disease:American Heart Association
	Lifestyle Changes & CAM
	Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC):NHLBI [PDF] [Order printed copy]
	Cholesterol: The Top 5 Foods to Lower Your Numbers: Mayo Clinic
	Red Yeast Rice:Mayo Clinic
	Garlic Does Not Appear to Lower "Bad" Cholesterol:NCCAM

	Dietary Cholesterol
	Facts About Dietary Cholesterol:OhioHealth
	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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