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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely, but do not just get statins from your PC. Please see a cardiologist, and if possible a female one (I LOVE my doc--she is super proactive).

Leading cause of death for women over 50 (assuming you are female) is heart disease. Also, you need a full slate of tests--not just basic levels, but the size of your LDL is important, as well as a calcium score, ac1, etc.

I have low trigylcerides, but my LDL, even with statins, is around 100. She wants me at 60, given family history.  Unfortunately I am in the somewhat statin-resistant club and may move to a PSK9 inhibitor; I am also doing hormone replacement for cardiac benefits (studies suggest cardiac benefits) and take a lot of fish oil.  Also, I have always been an exerciser and never overweight. Currently I am 120#, exercise 4-5x week and eat well, mostly mediterranean (but not perfectly, I do have some ice cream and cheese but avoid a lot of other crap), on statins and still LDL is borderline high and it needs to be low, given my family history and calcium score.

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