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Perry J. Weinstock, M.D.
You are told your blood pressure and your cholesterol are normal. Still, if heart disease runs in your family, or if you’ve had any type of heart or vascular problem in the past, you might want to take a closer look at your cholesterol to make sure routine screening isn’t missing other potentially life-threatening cholesterol disorders.
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