58 Yr Old Female Total Cholesterol 241, Ldl 130, Hld

Posted on Thu, 1 Nov 2018

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Question : 58 yr old female

Total Cholesterol 241, ldl 130, Hld 47, triglycerides 85, Lld P 1329, ldl c 140.

C- reactive protein, cardiac 1.33

Zero on Cardiac Calcium Ct scan.

Cholesterol high since early 20’s. Been on Pravastatin 3 years 20 mg.

Former smoker on and off for decades. Last cig last XXXXXXX

Since Feb have lost 27 lbs, walk 5-7 miles
a day and go to prob 4-6 exercise classes a week, alternating yoga, interval training, Pilates and soul cycle . Very oddly my cholesterol has increased by 20 in this time frame. Discouraging. Any thoughts?

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma’am

After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern and I would like to tell you that as per the details mentioned by you your total cholesterol levels are slightly raised, however a calcium score of zero on the other hand is quite assuring so there is nothing to worry as of now.

Furthermore you are maintaining a very active and healthy lifestyle which is always recommended.

Now coming to the raised cholesterol levels, I would like to see both your old and new reports to understand the situation. Kindly upload the images of your original reports for evaluation.

Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy