1.0Heart Diseasehttps://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-diseaseamandaporcellahttps://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-disease/author/amandaporcella/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zyybIt3MvQ"><a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-disease/high-cholesterol/">High Cholesterol</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-disease/high-cholesterol/embed/#?secret=zyybIt3MvQ" width="600" height="338" title="“High Cholesterol” — Heart Disease" data-secret="zyybIt3MvQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-disease/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> High cholesterol is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. Excess cholesterol in the blood causes plaque build-up in the artery walls. This leads to narrowing of the blood vessels and restriction of blood flow. Eventually, clots can form, entirely cutting off the blood supply and leading to tissue damage and […]