KNOWING AND managing your cholesterol levels is vital to a heart-healthy life, particularly if you have a family history of heart disease or if you have already had a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke. This is because almost half of those who suffer a cardiovascular event experience a second one, on average within 114 days
But a recent survey from Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK found that one in five people in the UK aged 55 and over did not know, or could not correctly identify, how cholesterol levels are