September is High Cholesterol Education and Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. The American Heart Association offers these facts about cholesterol and how to manage it. 1 What is cholesterol?
The key thing to know is that there are two types - LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, sometimes called 'bad' cholesterol, and HDL (high-density lipoprotein) - or 'good' - cholesterol. We need ...
high-density lipoproteins (HDL), known as the “good” cholesterol low-density lipoproteins (LDL), known as the “bad” cholesterol non-HDL cholesterol You’ll receive a blood test known as a ...
As a result, a person may develop an abnormal cholesterol profile—low high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good cholesterol"), high low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad cholesterol"), and high ...