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Hypercholesterolemia
Hypercholesterolemia is the condition of having a high cholesterol level in the blood.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
Is a type of:
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 51-year old asked:
Is hypercholesterolemia permanent?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do you treat hypercholesterolemia?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Hypercholesterolemia?
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A 38-year old asked:
How are diffusion and hypercholesterolemia related?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can hypercholesterolemia be a risk of angina pectoris?
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A 46-year old asked:
What can you do to address familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 47-year old asked:
How do I find out if I have familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 32-year old asked:
Does anyone know how familial hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed?
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A 37-year old asked:
I need help! How do I know if I have familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 29-year old asked:
What's the difference between hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia?
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A 45-year old asked:
How many people have familial hypercholesterolemia, say out of 1000 people?
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A 32-year old asked:
I believe I have familial hypercholesterolemia, does this need to be treated?
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A 38-year old asked:
Hypercholesterolemia running in a family would start at what age in the kids?
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A member asked:
What is pure hypercholerosterolemia? Is it the same as familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the specific treatments for hypercholesterolemia?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What treatment should someone take for hypercholesterolemia?
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A 39-year old asked:
Hi Doctors. How do I know if I have a risk of familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 47-year old asked:
I'm wondering are eggs bad for a person who has familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 38-year old asked:
Doctors, what is the difference between pure hypercholesterolemia and hypercholesterolemia?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have high hypercholesterolemia. Besides a genetic problem, are there any other causes of this?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I know if I have hypercholesterolemia without a blood test? Are there any symptoms to watch for?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I control my cholesterol level other than exercise and take drugs if I have hypercholesterolemia?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can you tell me if the disorder, hypercholesterolemia, a recessive, dominant, coodominant, sex-linked, or chromosomal disorder?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Does hypercholesterolemia appear earlier in women than men? Is estrogen related in anyway? Does menopause also have to do with this?
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A 42-year old asked:
Familiar hypercholesterolemia ---do I continue my cholesterol meds when pregnant?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is there a way to prevent my children from inheriting familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 39-year old asked:
How can a change in a mutant protein result in hypercholesterolemia? Is that really the cause?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why doesn't everyone with familial hypercholesterolemia have fatty liver?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible that infants with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop xanthomas or xanthelasmas?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does continuous treatment of hypercholesterolemia with statins have any adverse effects?
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