BAD CHOLESTEROL RISKS
Lowering your bad cholesterol could help lower your risk of heart attack or stroke.
Plaque can silently build in your arteries over time and may lead to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) which could lead to a heart attack or stroke.
Heart attack or stroke remain the leading cause of death in the US. The numbers may surprise you.
From 2017 to 2020*:
people had a heart attack
people had a stroke––87% of which were caused by plaque buildup
*Using previously released NHANES data (2017–2018) and partial NHANES data (2019–2020).
