are there any physical signs of high cholesterol?
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['angina, chest pain.', 'nausea.', 'extreme fatigue.', 'shortness of breath.', 'pain in the neck, jaw, upper abdomen, or back.', 'numbness or coldness in your extremities.']
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['Flu-like symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea and fatigue.', 'Chest pain in people with coronary heart disease.', 'At higher concentration: impaired vision and coordination, dizziness and confusion.']
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['Chest Pain, Pressure, Fullness, or Discomfort. ... ', 'Discomfort in other areas of your body. ... ', 'Difficulty breathing and dizziness. ... ', 'Nausea and cold sweats. ... ', "Know The Signs — And Don't Ignore Them."]
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['Nerve, muscle, or joint pain.', "Swelling due to fluid in the body's tissues (edema)", 'Carpal tunnel syndrome.', 'Numbness and tingling of the skin.', 'High cholesterol levels.']
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Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure When the arteries become hardened and narrowed with cholesterol plaque and calcium, the heart has to strain much harder to pump blood through them. As a result, blood pressure becomes abnormally high. High blood pressure is also linked to heart disease.
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Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries.
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An excess of LDL can result in plaque buildup on arterial walls which can ultimately result in atheroscerlosis. That is the hardening of the arteries and can lead to heart diseases like a heart attack or stroke. Unlike LDL, higher HDL levels can actually lower the risk of heart disease.
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High blood sugar, high blood pressure and cholesterol problems raise risk for heart events, but nerve damage can make warning signs of an attack impossible to feel. “People with diabetes may have an impaired perception of chest pain, a key symptom that compels people to go to the hospital,” he says.
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['Angina, which can feel like pressure, squeezing, burning, or tightness during physical activity. ... ', 'Cold sweats.', 'Dizziness.', 'Light-headedness.', 'Nausea or a feeling of indigestion.', 'Neck pain.', 'Shortness of breath, especially with activity.']
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['headaches or dizziness.', 'muscle tension or pain.', 'stomach problems.', 'chest pain or a faster heartbeat.', 'sexual problems.']
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['In rare cases, people who have very high triglyceride levels may develop inflammation of the pancreas ( pancreatitis ), which can cause sudden, severe abdominal (belly) pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and fever.', 'If you have high triglycerides, you may also have high cholesterol .']
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['Cholesterol screening.', 'Chest X-ray.', 'CT scan.', 'Ultrasound.', 'Echocardiogram and/or cardiac stress test.', 'Electrocardiogram.', 'MRI or PET scanning.', 'Angiogram.']
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Things that cause high cholesterol you can control: eating too much saturated fat. not being active enough. having too much body fat, especially around your middle.
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['high cholesterol is when you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood.', "it's mainly caused by eating fatty food, not exercising enough, being overweight, smoking and drinking alcohol."]
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['Fatigue and weakness, especially when you increase your activity level.', 'Shortness of breath with exercise or when you lie down.', 'Swollen ankles and feet.', 'Chest pain (angina), discomfort or tightness, often increasing during exercise.', 'Lightheadedness or fainting.', 'Irregular pulse (arrhythmia)', 'Heart murmur.']
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High blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol also are linked. When the arteries become hardened and narrowed with cholesterol plaque and calcium (atherosclerosis), the heart has to strain much harder to pump blood through them. As a result, blood pressure becomes abnormally high.
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The main risk associated with high cholesterol is coronary heart disease (CHD). Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease. If your cholesterol is too high, it builds up on the walls of your arteries. Over time, this buildup is known as atherosclerosis.