Search results for High cholesterol

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• High cholesterol

  Find out what cholesterol is, what causes high cholesterol, why it's important to keep your cholesterol levels under control, and how to lower your cholesterol.

• High cholesterol - How to lower your cholesterol

  Find out what you can do to lower your cholesterol, such as what to eat and what to avoid.

• High cholesterol - Medicines for high cholesterol

  Find out what the main medicines used for high cholesterol are.

• High cholesterol - Getting tested

  Find out who should have a cholesterol test and how the test is done.

• Statins

  Find out more about statins, including the conditions they can help treat, common side effects and who can take them.

• Coronary heart disease - Causes

  Find out what causes coronary heart disease (CHD). It's usually caused by a build-up of fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries around the heart (coronary arteries).

• Rosuvastatin

  NHS information about the medicine rosuvastatin, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• Simvastatin

  NHS information about the medicine simvastatin, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• Atorvastatin

  NHS information about the medicine atorvastatin, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• Pravastatin

  NHS information about the medicine pravastatin, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.