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Live Healthier, Live Longer
Lowering Cholesterol for the Person With Heart Disease
National Cholesterol Education Program
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
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Live Healthier, Live Longer--
Lowering Cholesterol for the Person With Heart Disease
If you have coronary heart disease (CHD), paying attention to your cholesterol level could
well save your life. Read this booklet to find out how and why.
National Cholesterol Education Program
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
- What Is Coronary Heart Disease?
- How Do You Know If You Have Coronary Heart Disease?
ROLE OF CHOLESTEROL IN CHD
- Lipoproteins
- What Makes Blood Cholesterol High or Low?
UNSTABLE PLAQUE
- The Benefits of Cholesterol Lowering
PERSONS WITH CHD HAVE A LOWER GOAL
CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
- Getting To Know Your Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
- How do I find out my cholesterol level?
- Treatment Summary
IMPROVE YOUR DIET
- Practical Ways To Change Your Diet
- Read Food Labels
- How Soon Will You See Results?
- How Much Cholesterol Reduction Can You Expect?
- Lifetime Changes in Diet
BECOME MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
- Lose Weight If You Are Overweight
CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING MEDICINES
- Statins
- Bile Acid Resins
- Nicotinic Acid
- Other Drugs
- Fibrates
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Combination Drug Therapy
NEXT STEPS
- Talk to Your Doctor--Be Part of Your Health Care Team
- Get Support
- Long-Term Monitoring
- Helpful Hints to Monitor Your New Lifestyle
- Maintaining Healthy Behaviors and Overcoming Relapse
EAT RIGHT AT SOCIAL EVENTS
- Eating Out
- How To Stay on Your Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
QUESTIONS YOU MAY BE WONDERING ABOUT
GET MORE INFORMATION
Live Healthier, Live Longer--
Lowering Cholesterol for the Person With Heart Disease
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH Publication No. 96-3805
September 1996
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