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Sometimes. CAD is what causes heart attacks, and over half of all heart attacks are fatal. It can also cause heart failure, which can also be fatal.
Fortunately there are treatments that can prevent, arrest or slow the progression of CAD, so many people with this condition will live a normal lifespan and die of something else.
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∙ 14y agoFrom high cholesterol on its own no I don't think so, but it increases the risks of things like heart attack & slow blood flow to parts of the body (gang green). So side effects can kill you yes.
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∙ 11y agoThis question I am aswell trying to figure out. My great-grandma has three blockages in the heart and one in the brain, so she can't go in for surgery on her eyes. I'm extremely upset because as a kid I promised when I got my driver's license her and I would go everywhere, and this day may never come.
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∙ 15y agoyes... this is the top killer disease...
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Is high cholesterol related to fungus?
There is an article in a 2005 Economist Magazine that addresses this question. From that article the answer is yes. If you have a fungal infection, you have a high probability that your bad cholesterol will be above exceptable levels.
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high fructose itself may not (meaning, Fresh watermelon) which is high in fructose. High fructose corn syrup; which is derived from corn; will certainly raise your bad cholesterol levels (ldl) and the hard bad cholesterol that does scare the arteries.
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