Is it to be concerned about the level of cholesterol in blood?
Patient: yes i have a triglycerides level of 252, a cholesterol level of 260 and ALT level of 100 a glucose levee of 112 and an AST level of 54. I am concerned what this all means and how it relates. Ldl is 167 and the VLDL is 50. Can you let me know how I need to proceed. Doctor: Yes of course your cholesterol and triglycerides levels are high. Your LDL level is high which is considered as bad cholesterol. It increase the risk of coronary event and other vascular events.so you need to concerns about that. Consult physician. atorvastatin is helpful in this condition. take 10/20 mg atorvastatin once a day after consulting your physician.  Also control your diet. Take more amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids with low fat diet.thanks for using health care magic.