How does high cholesterol affect the function of the heart?

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Dr Bhanu Prakash

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Advanced certificate in critical care medicine
Fellowship in critical care medicine
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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. Sometimes, those deposits can break suddenly and form a clot that causes a heart attack or stroke

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Answered 24/07/2025

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