Sentences with phrase «high cholesterol levels receives»

A teenager with dangerously high cholesterol levels receives life - saving treatment to prevent cardiovascular disease through our outpatient therapeutic apheresis program — the only program of its kind in San Diego County.

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Six lipid - lowering trials randomized 4,449 patients, who previously had a heart attack or stroke or had extremely high baseline cholesterol levels and were on statin therapy, to receive either bococizumab (150 mg subcutaneously every 2 weeks) or placebo to determine the effects on LDL levels.

Children with inherited high levels of cholesterol who receive cholesterol - lowering statins in their early years have a lower risk of coronary heart disease than their affected parents, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013.

In the five healthy monkeys that received the highest dose, cholesterol levels dropped by a maximum of 40 % within 23 days, a strong indication that the therapy had stymied miR - 122.

A study in the journal Circulation found people with abnormally high level of lipids, such as cholesterol, in their blood were able to significantly reduce their risk factors for coronary heart disease by snacking on whole almonds (those who snacked on whole - wheat muffins received no such benefit).6

* Blood pressure readings: You will receive the best rates when you have lower blood pressure, but typically seniors are given more leeway when they have higher blood pressure or cholesterol levels.