Cholesterol of 264 plus upcoming Surgery.....? - latest knee replacment technololgy
The cholesterol level of 264, closer to surgery .....?
I was shocked, returned as most of my recent blood work w / my cholesterol up to 264th The DR prescribed Vytorin. I am in my 40, not drinking or smoking. Do not eat red meat or fried foods. Very healthy lifestyle. My DR said it could well be the heir. It scared me! Has anyone choleserol about 264? I have a knee this week and I have no heart problems. She just had an EKG and it was perfect.
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High cholesterol is probably hereditary and not food. Some people have cholesterol levels in the 600th You should no problem with his surgery. The VYTORIN should lower cholesterol in two ways. With simvastatin (Zocor), including the production of cholesterol by category in the liver and ezetimibe (Zetia) which blocks the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine. You only need routine testing lab (at least every 6 months to 1 year) review of liver disease and muscle wasting to have. If you have pain or cramps after the start of Vytorin, contact your doctor.
Sounds like high cholesterol leads to your case.
9 Notice that heart disease risk factors: age (65 years), gender (male), heredity (race), obesity, physical inactivity, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking.
High cholesterol can be controlled by medication, you can review the risk factors and see if there anything you can do to reduce your chances of developing heart disease. Do not let that frighten them. If you have only 1 risk factor, 9 the possibility of developing heart disease is still low.
Good luck with your surgery.
Here is a link to familial hypercholesterolemia genome project ..
http://www.genome.gov/25520184
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