The doctor advised to start checking the cholesterol level after 40 years

07.10.2024/14/02 XNUMX:XNUMX    1

 

Cardiologist: after 40 years, you should check your cholesterol level at least once a year.

The doctor recalled in an interview that the most effective way to determine an elevated cholesterol level is through an appropriate blood test.

"If the patient does not pass the test, he will never know about the high cholesterol level, because it does not "pain" and does not manifest itself in any way," said the doctor.

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The doctor advised to start checking the cholesterol level regularly after the age of 40 - this should be done, according to the doctor, at least once a year. The specialist warned that with high cholesterol content, it is deposited in the vascular walls together with the formation of plaques, which contribute to clogging of vessels and arteries. Plaque that deposits and accumulates in the coronary artery that feeds the heart greatly increases the risk of a heart attack.

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"Because there is less cholesterol in the blood, the risk of myocardial infarction is lower," the expert concluded.


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