Cholesterol Management

Find specialized support if you’re managing high cholesterol or another lipid disorder. Come to the Cone Health Advanced Lipid Disorders & Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic. We treat lipid disorders with new strategies designed to improve your health.

Discuss High Cholesterol with Your Doctor

Your primary care doctor or cardiologist (heart doctor) can help you lower your cholesterol. For persistent, complex or severe high cholesterol, ask your doctor if a referral to the Cone Health Lipid Clinic is right for you. Appointments to Cone Health’s Lipid Clinic can be made by contacting any Cone Health HeartCare office.

What Is a Lipid Disorder?

Fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides are critical to many bodily functions. But too much can cause heart disease. Lipid disorders occur when people have abnormal amounts of fats in the bloodstream.

What Causes High Cholesterol?

Many factors play a role in your risk of high cholesterol:

• Food: Eating foods high in saturated and trans fats can raise cholesterol levels.
• Genetics: Some people inherit genes that cause high cholesterol.
• Habits: Certain lifestyle habits like being inactive or smoking increase your risk.
• Health conditions: Diabetes, obesity and other conditions affect your cholesterol.
• Stress: High stress levels can raise your cholesterol.

The Lipid Clinic

You’ll find new ways to manage your cholesterol at the Lipid Clinic with Cone Health HeartCare. Your personalized treatment and well-rounded support might include:

• Advanced testing and analysis: We typically start with a lipid panel or cholesterol screening. We also offer lipoprotein particle testing, novel biomarkers of risk, coronary artery calcium scoring and screening for genetic disorders. Genetic testing uses the GBInsight next-generation sequencing platform.
• Nutrition and education counseling: Make healthy food changes with the help of licensed registered dietitians. Visit our teaching kitchen at MedCenter Greensboro at Drawbridge Parkway.
• Lifestyle change programs: Get clinical support to start exercising, manage your weight or quit using tobacco.
• Medications: Our pharmacists have extensive training in lipid disorders. They will consider your medical history, medication intolerances and preferences to find the best fit for your high cholesterol medication.
• Treatment for complex cases: We treat genetic disorders and rare lipid disorders. We also treat people with statin intolerance or who don’t respond to medication.
• Access to clinical trials: You get the most up-to-date treatment options right here in the Triad.