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Not only does high blood cholesterol strongly increase your chances of having a heart attack or developing cardiovascular disease, it also puts you at greater risk for other serious health problems: To achieve healthy cholesterol levels, you may require both changes in lifestyle habits and cholesterol-lowering drugs. Medications can lower LDL and triglycerides, raise HDL, and reduce the amount of dietary cholesterol absorbed. safe and eﬀective for lowering cholesterol, plaque build-up reduce triglyceride production and increase HDL treats low levels of HDL and elevated triglycerides block absorption of cholesterol in small intestine © University of Ottawa Heart Institute A RELATIVELY SMALL DECREASE IN LDL (1 mmol/L) YIELDS UP TO A 20-25% DECREASE IN RISK OF HEART ATTACK TREATING HIGH CHOLESTEROL CAN INCREASE YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY AND YOUR HEART WHAT CAN I DO? 25% HAVE ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDES 30% HAVE UNHEALTHY HDL LEVELS THE GOOD Many Canadians struggle with unhealthy levels of all three types of cholesterol 36% HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF LDL THE VERY BAD THE BAD LDL (low-density lipoprotein) HDL (high-density lipoprotein) Triglycerides Sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, LDL can lead to a buildup of plaques on the walls of blood vessels. Triglycerides store and transport fat in the blood. Excess calories (especially sugar and alcohol) are stored this way. Your TC/HDL Number Total Cholesterol/HDL is a ratio used to measure your cardiovascular risk. TC/HDL is calculated by dividing your total cholesterol by your total HDL cholesterol numbers. Called “good” or “healthy” cholesterol, HDL carries cholesterol to the liver, where it is eliminated. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE STROKE OBESITY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DIABETES WHAT ARE THE RISKS? Statins Fibrates Niacin Resins pwc.ottawaheart.ca Cholesterol High blood cholesterol strongly increases your chances of having a heart attack or developing cardiovascular disease. Know your levels and what you need to do: Talk to your doctor about your cholesterol levels!

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Page 1: AND YOUR HEART · Triglycerides store and transport fat in the blood. Excess calories (especially sugar and alcohol) are stored this way. Your TC/HDL Number Total Cholesterol/HDL

Not only does high blood cholesterol strongly increase your chances of having aheart attack or developing cardiovascular disease, it also puts you at

greater risk for other serious health problems:

To achieve healthy cholesterol levels, you may require both changes in lifestyle habits and cholesterol-lowering drugs. Medications can lower LDL and triglycerides, raise HDL, and reduce the amount of dietary cholesterol absorbed.

safe and effective for lowering cholesterol,

plaque build-up

reduce triglyceride production and

increase HDL

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A RELATIVELYSMALL DECREASEIN LDL (1 mmol/L)

YIELDS

UP TO A 20-25% DECREASE

IN RISK OF HEART ATTACK

TREATINGHIGH CHOLESTEROL

CAN INCREASEYOUR

LIFE EXPECTANCY

AND YOUR HEART

WHAT CAN I DO?

25%HAVE ELEVATEDTRIGLYCERIDES

30%HAVE UNHEALTHY

HDL LEVELS

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Many Canadians struggle with

unhealthy levels of all three types

of cholesterol

36%HAVE HIGH

LEVELS OF LDL

THE VERYBAD

THE BAD

LDL (low-density lipoprotein)

HDL (high-density lipoprotein)

Triglycerides

Sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, LDL can lead to a buildup of plaques on the walls of blood vessels.

Triglycerides store and transport fat in the blood. Excess calories (especially sugar and alcohol) are stored this way.

Your TC/HDL NumberTotal Cholesterol/HDL is a ratio used to measure your cardiovascular risk. TC/HDL is calculated by dividing your total cholesterol by your total HDL cholesterol numbers.

Called “good” or “healthy” cholesterol, HDL carries cholesterol to the liver, where it is eliminated.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

STROKEOBESITYHIGH BLOODPRESSURE

DIABETES

WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

Statins Fibrates Niacin Resins

pwc.ottawaheart.ca

Cholesterol

High blood cholesterol strongly increases your chances of having a heart attack or developing cardiovascular disease. Know your levels and what you need to do:

Talk to your doctor aboutyour cholesterol levels!

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