What level of high cholesterol requires medication?

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Dr Hema Pratima

General Practitioner

MBBS
9+ Yrs

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You will require medicines if you have already had a heart attack or stroke or have peripheral arterial disease. Your LDL cholesterol level is 190 mg/dL or higher. You are 40-75 years old and have diabetes and an LDL cholesterol level of 70 mg/dL or higher.

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