High Cholesterol (cont.)
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- High Cholesterol Overview
- High Cholesterol Causes
- High Cholesterol Symptoms
- Exams and Tests
- High Cholesterol Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
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- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: High Cholesterol - Effective Treatments
Authors and Editors
Author: William L Isley, MD, Senior Associate Consultant, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic of Rochester.Editors: Alan D Forker, MD, Program Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship, Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Michael E Zevitz, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago.
Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2005
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High Cholesterol - Effective Treatments
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