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Anyone else out there with extremely high lipoprotein (a)?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 16 1:38pm | Replies (173)Comment receiving replies
Hello. What did you do to keep all those values so great. Are you taking statins? How about the Mediterranean diet? I have been doing this one for quite awhile. Vit C? I started it today even though I eat oranges every morning for a long time since I was a kid. I am 71 now. I exercise 1 hr daily. My values are normal but my Lipo A came out high 357 It was the first time I had this test. By the way I requested it because my cardiologist has never done it. I was just reading about lipids and the Lipo A popped up. I was reading that cardiologists don’t irder it because there is no drug out there for it only 4 are on trials. Anyway I think I am doing the right thing but unfortunately I got the gene. Stay safe and healthy. Happy 4th of July. Vivian N.
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naiviv:
Yes, I take 20mg of Crestor (Rosuvastatin) daily. It works well and has no side effects at all for me. It lowers my LDL from 160 to 70. An LDL of 70 or lower is the level that cardiologists will strive to achieve for people with high LP(a).
My normal A1c, BMI and blood pressure takes a lot of effort with sensible diet and exercise. Those three risk factors are controllable.
I tried high-dose vitamin C years ago along with the Linus Pauling protocol and it had absolutely no effect whatsoever other than diarrhea 😂.
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Hi Vivian: I've been on this cholesterol journey for more than 40 years now and from working with doctors, dieticians, and my own research, unless a person has an awful diet (doesn't seem the case for you), you can lower your cholesterol by about 10%. Everything after that is genetics or drugs. I started with total cholesterol in the 400's and LDL over 250. Statins and ezetimibe (Zetia) dropped that by more than half, but the LDL, at 105-109 was too high. The cardiologist added Repatha which has dropped all the numbers to an amazingly low level. Next blood draw is on Monday.
Did your MD order a lipoprotein B test? It's the carrier for LDL particles and the one my MD is most concerned about. I'm hopeful that the 3-drug regimen keeps working.
Good luck in your journey.