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Should i seek help from my cardiologist if i want to know my stroke and heart attack risk level?

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Risk factors: A cardiologist or internist can help define your rsk profile by getting a history (family history, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), and arranging for a fasting lipid level . In high risk settings additional risk can be found with a lipid NMR study assessing non traditional risk factors such as lipoprotein particle size. Other risk factors, plac, crp, homocysteine could help.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Michael Korona answered

Specializes in Radiology - Interventional

Sure: Or primary care doctor. See heart.Org and stroke.Org for more info.

Answered 5/10/2012

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