Fukuoka, Japan - Investigators for the Cholesterol Embolism Study (CHEST) say the risk of cholesterol embolization syndrome (CES) following cardiac catheterization is underrecognized, particularly ...

My cholesterol is always in the range of 160 mg/dL. I am 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weigh 175 pounds. The only medications that I take are omeprazole for GERD and terazosin for my prostate.

Metabolic syndrome is linked to greater risk of developing young-onset dementia, according to a new study. But there are preventive changes you can make today.

The pathway through which arterial stiffness caused metabolism syndrome could be partly explained by an increase in fasting insulin (12% contribution) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (9% ...

However, there are other types of emboli. Air can get into the blood system and cause an air embolus, but your case consists of a cholesterol embolus, which usually comes from a cholesterol plaque ...

Cholesterol plays an indispensable role in embryonic development, ... DHCR7: An enzyme responsible for converting 7-DHC to cholesterol; mutations in DHCR7 result in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.