High cholesterol, high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, and stiff heart chambers all seem to work together to push more bad cholesterol into artery walls where plaques form.

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Abstract 9360: Increasing Mass Transfer Flux of Low-Density Lipoproteins-Cholesterol or Apolipoprotein B at the Endothelium of Atherogenic Sites as a Primary Target of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

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Abstract 9360: Increasing Mass Transfer Flux of Low-Density Lipoproteins-Cholesterol or Apolipoprotein B at the Endothelium of Atherogenic Sites as a Primary Target of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.9360

Similar Assertions

When LDL cholesterol or Apo B particles move faster from blood into artery walls at certain spots, they build up and contribute to heart disease — this movement might be more important than just having high levels in the blood.

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