Do other family members suffer from cardiovascular disease in your family? Mine experienced heart attacks and strokes in their 50s and died in their 60s so when the LP little test came along, my doctor agreed to do it I was freaked out that my score was 66! They ran a lot of other tests and I found out that three of my arteries are clear and one is 1/3 blocked. I am 67. I’ve always watched because of my father. I’ve exercised and eaten correctly when I became postmenopausal my cholesterol became stubborn. I can’t take statins , but I asked to be started on LEVQIO and it dropped my cholesterol 70 points in three months. My LPa is still sitting at about the same number. I had a fight for the LEVQIO but it was well worth it. There’s zero side effects and you only go a couple times a year for the injection. I got it because I was lactose and gluten intolerant. I highly recommend it if you can get it, in the meantime, there doesn’t seem to be too much to do. I still watch my diet and exercise. Blood test oh and one other thing I take L-Carnitine Regularly as a supplement. Supposedly, I have a deficiency and the acetyl Lcarotene crosses the blood brain barrier. I hope it keeps those plaque deposits from forming in my brain as well! I recommended to the rest of my cousins that they get tested as well!