so ultimately, you know, you get too much rust, it can simply impede the flow of the, of the water, and, you know, prevent pressure from, you know, building up into the system and therefore, if it breaks off then it can cause problems.īarbara Schindo – I’m glad that you already mentioned a term I was gonna bring up, which is high cholesterol, but you mentioned it in relation to good cholesterol, so if people hear the term high cholesterol, they might, they might think that means it’s automatically bad, but the term high cholesterol doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad.ĭr. So, when you have high levels of LDL that will deposit into the arteries and that’s the bad thing that leads to strokes and heart attacks if you think about it, like the plumbing in your, you know, in your kitchen, it’s kind of like rust development on the pipes. So, you know, your HDL, your good cholesterol, you always wanted to be high on your cholesterol screening or your panels, bad cholesterol or LDL is low density lipoprotein and that actually deposits. Patrick Fitzsimmons – So, good cholesterol is, you know, if you get your blood test, it’s the HDL and those are what’s called high density lipoproteins and they actually remove fat from arteries from the, from the body. So, what’s the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol?ĭr. This you know, as you said, there’s both good fat and bad fat, which would lead me to believe that if cholesterol is fat running through your body, that there’s both good versions of it and bad version. But ultimately, like high levels are deleterious to the arteries of your heart, which is kind of where the blood is flowing through and really puts you at risk for a heart attack and stroke.īarbara Schindo – So, let’s talk a little bit more about this. Now, fats in some ways are good because you do need that for your brain to function, for your heart to function, your body to function. It’s certainly affected by what you eat and what you do, but your liver processes of the food that we eat and then kind of puts out all this kind of fats into the bloodstream. Patrick Fitzsimmons – Cholesterol basically, the basic sense is just kind of fat running through the bloodstream is the best way to look at things, and that’s broken down too many, many different avenues. Fitzsimmons we’ll start with the basics, what is cholesterol?ĭr. Please feel free to put your question in the chat right below this video and we will get an answer for you. ![]() I want to say for anybody who’s watching this with us, whether you are watching this live or you’re watching this on playback, and you have a question about cholesterol, cholesterol screening for Dr. Patrick Fitzsimmons – Good morning, how are you guys?īarbara Schindo – Good, good. Fitzsimmons, thanks so much for joining us this afternoon to talk about this.ĭr. Patrick Fitzsimmons is an interventional cardiologist with Penn State Health. Lucky for us, joining us today, we have an expert to help us figure all of this out. ![]() ![]() What’s the difference and how to you know your levels of each when you should be concerned. But there’s good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, it can be a little bit confusing. Bad cholesterol can contribute to fatty build up in the arteries, ultimately, heightening your risk of heart disease, heart attack or even stroke. ![]() According to the American Heart Association, nearly one in three of every American adult have high levels of so called, bad cholesterol. You’re watching, Ask Us Anything About… Cholesterol Screening, I’m Barbara Schindo. Barbara Schindo – Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today.
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