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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Physical Signs of High Cholesterol

Determine levels of cholesterol in the blood is important as part of efforts to prevent heart and blood vessel disease. Examination can usually be done with a blood test in the laboratory. Simple examination can show the number of total cholesterol, whereas a more complex examination can show additional information such as the number of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides.
Examination should be performed routinely cholesterol levels to continue to monitor the overall health. However, other than through a blood test, there are actually physical signs that can be observed to detect high levels of total cholesterol in the blood.
What are the signs? Specialist heart and blood vessels Hospital Sahid Sahirman dr. Aulia Sani described some symptoms to watch.