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What Are The Symptoms Of Potential Heart Disease?
Hi I am 36 years old I am having mild chest pain on the left at the border of rib and stomach. I did ecg which came out to be abnormal. My doctor told me to do 2d echo, stress test and lipid profile. 2d echo test was normal stress test was also normal but my lipid profile shows colesterol 236 . My doctor just gave me statin medicine do have to worry of heart disease I am 5 6 67 Kg blood pressure normal. I dont smoke I do consume alcohol sometimes please sugges
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
hi,
more important is LDL and HDL cholesterol, if you don't have anyone in your family with heart disease - coronary, besides other history seems good, you need to start statins if only LDL cholesterol is above 130 mg%. if its below it, just total cholesterol of such level won't need starting medications.... but lipid lowering is essential, which can be tried by dietary modifications, and exercise.
more important is LDL and HDL cholesterol, if you don't have anyone in your family with heart disease - coronary, besides other history seems good, you need to start statins if only LDL cholesterol is above 130 mg%. if its below it, just total cholesterol of such level won't need starting medications.... but lipid lowering is essential, which can be tried by dietary modifications, and exercise.
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