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What Casues Arotic Knuckle Calcification?

Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2014

Question: Hi, I am 44 and has been detected with arotic knuckle calcification. My weight is 73 kg and height is 169. My lipid profile Cholestrol - 205; triglycerides level - 98; HDL Cholestrol - 51; NON HDL Cholestrol 154; LDL cholesterol- 134.4; VLDL Cholestrol 19.6; LDL/HDL ratio 2.64 and CHOL/HDL ratio 4.02. I am bit nervous of this. Doctor has suggested atorvastatin calcium tablet and clopidogrel and aspirin tablet for 3 months.

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Relax / Right management / Need follow up

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

No need to be anxious
You are in good hands and the management is appropriate

Calcification is a sign of atherosclerosis and occurs with ageing, in most people. It is earlier and severe in people with risk factors – heredity, male sex etc which cannot be modified / and some modifiable risks like cholesterol and smoking.

HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better.
In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of ischemia, 70 should be the aim.

     Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
     Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
     Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
     Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.

You need follow up regularly
Your doctor may do an ECHOcardiogram and Stress ECG (Treadmill Exercise ECG) for further assessment and assistance

Take care
Good luck

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (2 hours later)

thanks for the reply. I had done a complete body checkup and in that all the parameters for Stress test and ECG were normal.

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No worry / keep following up

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Good to know that all these are normal
Very reassuring indeed
Excellent prognosis

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (43 hours later)

Thanks doctor will do a follow up in 3 months and as suggested by you control the diet and excercise

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Do as promised...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Good to hear.
You have to keep it up / need to sustain the effort.... / needs will power...
All the best

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar