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How Important Are Cholestrol Levels?

How Important Are Cholestrol Levels? (0:21)

Cholesterol levels are important to monitor in people with coronary disease, but aren't the only risk factors. HealthMaker Jeff Olgin, MD, a cardiologist at UCSF, describes the role of cholesterol related to heart disease in this video.

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Very important, but there is nothing in medicine that we do where it's, everything is not isolated. So cholesterol levels that are a little bit lower, but still high are far more important in people who have other risk factors for coronary disease.