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What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?
Symptoms related directly to high cholesterol levels are rare, yet serious health problems including coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease are caused by high cholesterol.
The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina, a symptom caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart due to blocked coronary arteries. Although the signs of angina vary from person to person, angina is usually characterized by some combination of: chest pain or pressure, pain radiating to the arms, shoulders, neck or jaw, shortness of breath, palpitations, weakness, nausea or sweating.
Stroke may occur suddenly without warning symptoms prior to onset. Symptoms of stroke are weakness or numbness in the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body, confusion and slurred speech, vision problems, and dizziness or imbalance.
Symptoms of peripheral vascular disease or blocked peripheral arteries are numbness, pain, tingling, coldness, or delayed wound healing in the legs or feet.
How is high cholesterol diagnosed?
Total cholesterol level, HDL cholesterol level, LDL cholesterol level, and triglycerides are measured by a routine blood test also referred to as a lipid panel or lipid profile. Upon diagnosis of high cholesterol, cholesterol monitoring by blood test should be conducted more frequently than once a year, especially if cholesterol levels require treatment with cholesterol medication or if diabetes or weight gain are additional risk factors.
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