What are statins?
Drugs that help lower blood glucose
Drugs that help suppress the immune system
Drugs that help lower blood cholesterol
In coronary heart disease, what are the fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries called?
Plaques
Platelets
Plasma
Where does the majority of cholesterol in the body come from?
Saturated fat in diets
The liver
The heart
What role do high-density lipoproteins (HDL) provide?
To allow the absorption of cholesterol into cells
To transport cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body
To transport excess cholesterol to the liver
The risk of a heart attack is increased by which of these?
Low blood pressure
Narrow arteries
Widening of arteries