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Total chol: 114 mg/dl. ldl: 59 mg/dl, ldl-p: 802 nmol/l, small ldl: 171 nmol/l, medium ldl: 128 nmol/l, lp-pla2: 58 nmol, apob: 60 mg/dl, lp(a): 269 nmol/l. are these numbers good? based on these, should lp(a) be a concern? quest lp(a) range is <75.

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TREATMENT: ALTHOUGH HIGH YOU WANT TO LOOK AT RISK ARE YOU A SMOKER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE PRIOR CARDIAC EVENT DIABETES HYPERTENSION IF YOU HAVE NONE OF THESE AND YOU UNDER 50 DIET EXERCISE YOUR 10 YEAR RISK PROBABLY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT IF YOU HAVE ANY DISEASE YOU MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR PRIMARY OR CARDIO ABOUT A STATIN

Answered 11/28/2017

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