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Cholesterol is 268 is it at high risk
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
Next Steps
Stress echocardiography
Statins for cholesterol reduction
Health Tips
Stop smoking
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