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What Do You Make Of This? 58 Year Old Woman.
Question: What do you make of this?
58 year old woman. Former smoker. High cholesterol since early 20%E2%80%99s.
Chol numbers have increased 20 pts this year despite 1) being on Pravastatin 20 mg, losing 27 lbs, exercizing every day walking 15 thousant steps and 4-6 classes a week alternating yoga interv training pilates soul cycle. I now am
5%E2%80%995 amd weigh 123 lbs.
total cholesterol 247
triglycerides 79
hdl 95
vldl 16
ldl 130
ldl -p 1329
ldl-c - 140
I have soft unstable plaque in my right femoral artery as seen on an ultrasound. cartoids and left femoral clear. i had a heart calcification CT scan and scored zero.
Any thoughts?
58 year old woman. Former smoker. High cholesterol since early 20%E2%80%99s.
Chol numbers have increased 20 pts this year despite 1) being on Pravastatin 20 mg, losing 27 lbs, exercizing every day walking 15 thousant steps and 4-6 classes a week alternating yoga interv training pilates soul cycle. I now am
5%E2%80%995 amd weigh 123 lbs.
total cholesterol 247
triglycerides 79
hdl 95
vldl 16
ldl 130
ldl -p 1329
ldl-c - 140
I have soft unstable plaque in my right femoral artery as seen on an ultrasound. cartoids and left femoral clear. i had a heart calcification CT scan and scored zero.
Any thoughts?
Brief Answer:
How much Pravastatin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
I can see that you are currently on pravastatin and doing enough excercise. But still your cholesterol is not that good.
What was your earlier readings of Total Cholesterol, HDL and LDL?
How much dose of Pravastatin are you taking currently?
What are your eating habbits?
Kindly get back with these questions so that i can guide you further.
Thanks and take care
How much Pravastatin
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
I can see that you are currently on pravastatin and doing enough excercise. But still your cholesterol is not that good.
What was your earlier readings of Total Cholesterol, HDL and LDL?
How much dose of Pravastatin are you taking currently?
What are your eating habbits?
Kindly get back with these questions so that i can guide you further.
Thanks and take care
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