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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Re: Blood Test Results
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Re: Blood Test Results
by Dan__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Dan on April 26, 1999 at 21:41:00
Doctor,
I am a 39 year old male. My father died of a heart attack when he was 45. I recently had a blood test and I would like your opinion of the results and any suggestions you may have. I exercise regularly and do not smoke. I take 25 mg of atenolol and 20mg Paxil daily. I'm 6'2" 210 pounds (about 18% body fat). Below are my results:
na 138 HDLD 43
K 4.0 LDL-C 122
CL 102 VLDL 27
CO2 25 C/HDL 4.5 ratio
BUN 17 B/C 14.17 ratio
CREA 1.2 OSMOL 277
GLU 90 ANION 5
CHOL 192
TG 137
Also, I have occassional heart palps (PVC). Thank you!!
Doctor,
I am a 39 year old male. My father died of a heart attack when he was 45. I recently had a blood test and I would like your opinion of the results and any suggestions you may have. I exercise regularly and do not smoke. I take 25 mg of atenolol and 20mg Paxil daily. I'm 6'2" 210 pounds (about 18% body fat). Below are my results:
na 138 HDLD 43
K 4.0 LDL-C 122
CL 102 VLDL 27
CO2 25 C/HDL 4.5 ratio
BUN 17 B/C 14.17 ratio
CREA 1.2 OSMOL 277
GLU 90 ANION 5
CHOL 192
TG 137
Also, I have occassional heart palps (PVC). Thank you!!
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Dear Dan,
Your risk factors for coronary artery disease are real and number 2:
1. family history
2. high cholesterol (your LDL or bad cholesterol is high and your HDL or good cholesterol is low.)
Your best bet is to seek care at a preventive cardiology clinic, the Cleveland Clinic has one as do most medical centers, the best place to start out would be with a cardiologist who might suggest lowering cholesterol with dietary changes first, but there are very good medicines for this risk factor that should be highly considered in your case (given your father's health.)
I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only. Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please
call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at
www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the
cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your
cardiac problem.
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