What Does LDL Of 108 And HDL Of 34 Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 20 Oct 2014

Question: Hi doctors,

My Ldl is 108
My hdl a bit low 34
My th 78

Am i in risk of having a heart attack right now???

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are not having a heart attack...

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking to HCM!

I would like to say don't worry about heart attack. You are not having a heart attack.

From the results I see a slightly lower than normal HDl cholesterol which is a independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Keep in mind that atherosclerosis may lead to heart attack after years (twenty years) and not immediately.

This is why I recommend a healthy lifestyle without smoking, alcohol, animal red meat and withalot of physical activity. This will help to avoid dislipidemia and atherosclerosis.

Hope this was of help!
Dr. Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Benard Shehu (2 minutes later)

What about stroke ?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There's no immediate risk for stroke..

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome back!

Stroke or heart attacks are clinical manifestation of atherosclerosis (due to atherosclerotic plaques). It needs time for atheroslerotic plaques to be formed inside arteries. As I mentioned earlier there's no immediate risk for Heart attack and the same is for stroke. I recommend a healthy life style to prevent future complications (after 20 years).

Wish you all the best!
Dr. Benard

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E