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Cholesterol is 268 is it at high risk

2025-04-28 02:54:12
Hello Doctor, My husband age 39, has cholesterol 268, he has smoking and drinking habbits, no sugar, no bp, no hereditary heart or any disease, working in IT, Do we need to do any other testing, or treatment ? In 2016, it was 196 In 2019, it was 137. Please suggest.
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Definitely very elevated Also smoking is a CV risk factors He would need counselling and medications to mitigate the risk Also suggest a routine cardiac work up including a stress echo to assess if any further cardiac work up required
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Stress echocardiography Statins for cholesterol reduction
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Stop smoking

Answered2025-04-28 05:45:28

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