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Can high cholesterol (230 total) cause small vessel disease?
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small vessel disease: Risk factors for small vessel disease include: tobacco use, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, unhealthy diet inactive lifestyle, diabetes, being female, an estrogen deficiency (in women), polycystic ovarian syndrome increasing age, older than 45 in men and older than 55 in women.
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