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What Causes Rise In LDH & GGT Levels?

hello doctor iam from kuwait. iam taking herbal coffee ganoderma extract since 4 months daily i take 6 cups of coffee as it says it has zero coffine. last week i did blood test . my ldh level is 209 . and my ggt level is also more than normal range. please advise . which cause this?
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY.
HAVING GONE THROUGH YOUR CONCERN,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE "VERY HIGH LEVELS OF LDL(LOW DENSITY CHOLESTEROL)"THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A VERY STRONG RISK FACTOR FOR FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS PARTICULARLY HEART ATTACK(MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION).THE NORMAL LDL LEVELS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN IS COMING TO YOUR ELEVATED GGT(GAMMA GLUTAMAYL TRANSPEPTIDASE) LEVELS,THIS COULD BE SECONDARY TO INTAKE OF HERBAL PRODUCTS LIKE "HERBAL COFFEE",OR MORE LIKELY BECAUSE OF ELEVATED LDL-C IN YOUR CASE WHICH CAN STRESS THE LIVER ENZYME LEAKAGE .THIS IS QUITE A REVERSIBLE CHEMICAL CHANGE.INCASE IF IT DOES NOT NORMALISE CONSIDER GETTING AN ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN TO RULE OUT "GALL STONE DISORDER"I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT THE CAFFEINE CONTENT IS NOT QUITE ZERO IN HERBAL PRODUCTS.BECAEFUL WITH FEW HERBAL PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAIN PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS WHICH CAN CAUSE LIVER DISEASE -VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISORDER" .REPEAT A LIVER FUNCTION TEST(LFT) NEXT TIME AFTER 6 MONTHS OF FOLLOWING ABOVE MENTIONED HEALTH MEASURES
CONSULT AN EXPERT CARDILOGIST TO DEAL YOUR ELEVATED LDL LEVELS.CONSIDER AN SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OF YOUR HEART AND REGULAR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING .

THANK YOU
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What Causes Rise In LDH & GGT Levels?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY. HAVING GONE THROUGH YOUR CONCERN,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF LDL(LOW DENSITY CHOLESTEROL) THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A VERY STRONG RISK FACTOR FOR FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS PARTICULARLY HEART ATTACK(MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION).THE NORMAL LDL LEVELS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN IS COMING TO YOUR ELEVATED GGT(GAMMA GLUTAMAYL TRANSPEPTIDASE) LEVELS,THIS COULD BE SECONDARY TO INTAKE OF HERBAL PRODUCTS LIKE HERBAL COFFEE ,OR MORE LIKELY BECAUSE OF ELEVATED LDL-C IN YOUR CASE WHICH CAN STRESS THE LIVER ENZYME LEAKAGE .THIS IS QUITE A REVERSIBLE CHEMICAL CHANGE.INCASE IF IT DOES NOT NORMALISE CONSIDER GETTING AN ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN TO RULE OUT GALL STONE DISORDER I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT THE CAFFEINE CONTENT IS NOT QUITE ZERO IN HERBAL PRODUCTS.BECAEFUL WITH FEW HERBAL PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAIN PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS WHICH CAN CAUSE LIVER DISEASE -VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISORDER .REPEAT A LIVER FUNCTION TEST(LFT) NEXT TIME AFTER 6 MONTHS OF FOLLOWING ABOVE MENTIONED HEALTH MEASURES CONSULT AN EXPERT CARDILOGIST TO DEAL YOUR ELEVATED LDL LEVELS.CONSIDER AN SCREENING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OF YOUR HEART AND REGULAR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING . THANK YOU TAKE CARE