High cholesterol and lipid levels can significantly increase a person's risk of developing chest pain, heart attack, and stroke. Fortunately, a number of effective treatment options are available. Lipid levels can almost always be lowered with a combination of diet, weight loss, exercise, and medications. As lipid levels fall, so does the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), including disease of blood vessels supplying the heart (coronary artery disease), brain (cerebrovascular disease), and limbs (peripheral vascular disease). This results in a lower risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke. It is not too late if CVD is already present; lipid-lowering treatment can be lifesaving. Lifestyle and home remedies Lifestyle changes are essential to improve your cholesterol level. To bring your numbers down, lose excess weight, eat healthy foods and increase your physical activity. If you smoke, quit. Eat heart-healthy foods What you eat has a direct impa
Dr. Rajiv Passey is one of the renowned interventional cardiologist in New Delhi . He is working as Consultant Cardiologist in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and work involves diagnosis and management of all cardiac patients. It entitles him to work in the Cardiac Cath Lab performing diagnostic and Intervention procedures over last 15 years. He is routinely performing Coronary angioplasty both primary and elective angioplasties for last 15 years along with stent implantation.