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| Action plea on cholesterol levels | Action plea on cholesterol levels |
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| The Scottish Government must take urgent action to address the high cholesterol levels north of the border, according to a new report. | |
| The study by the charity Heart UK said raised cholesterol increased the risk of heart disease and strokes. | |
| It is estimated the conditions cost the Scottish economy more than £1.8bn each year. | It is estimated the conditions cost the Scottish economy more than £1.8bn each year. |
| Heart UK has called for more provision of cardiovascular risk assessment, including cholesterol testing. | Heart UK has called for more provision of cardiovascular risk assessment, including cholesterol testing. |
| The report acknowledged that mortality rates for heart disease were actually decreasing significantly. | |
| However, it warned that an increasing number of people were now living with the consequences of heart disease and stroke. | |
| This has a huge social and economic implication on our future well-being Michael LivingstonHeart UK | This has a huge social and economic implication on our future well-being Michael LivingstonHeart UK |
| It also claimed that by 2020 heart disease would be the leading cause of disablement in the UK. | It also claimed that by 2020 heart disease would be the leading cause of disablement in the UK. |
| The report advised that high-risk patients should have greater access to treatment through appropriate drugs. | |
| Heart UK director Michael Livingston said: "The death rate from cardiovascular disease and heart disease in particular in Scotland still remains one of the highest in Europe. | Heart UK director Michael Livingston said: "The death rate from cardiovascular disease and heart disease in particular in Scotland still remains one of the highest in Europe. |
| "While this may have declined significantly in recent years, the number of people living with the disease has continued to rise. | "While this may have declined significantly in recent years, the number of people living with the disease has continued to rise. |
| "This has a huge social and economic implication on our future well-being." | "This has a huge social and economic implication on our future well-being." |
| The Scottish Government was not immediately available for comment. | The Scottish Government was not immediately available for comment. |