You will have recently received notification from the Practice informing you of your cholesterol level. This information also advises a potential risk of having a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years, given as a percentage:

• Risk less than 10% (ie less than a 1 in 10 chance of a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years)

  - if you have received information that your risk is less than 10%, click here for further information about managing your cholesterol levels. 

• Risk more than 10% (ie more than a 1 in 10 chance of a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years)

  - if you have received information that your risk is more than 10%, click here for further information about managing your cholesterol levels, which also has information about cholesterol-lower medication called statins.