Coronary heart disease Health Article

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Cholesterol producers
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like material that is found in all parts of the body. It comes from two sources: our liver produces it, and we consume it in meat and dairy products. Update Date:
07/15/2008
Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Heart, section through the middle

Heart, front view

Anterior heart arteries

Acute MI

Posterior heart arteries

Cholesterol producers

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