DEAR DR. GOTT: Although I’ve had high LDL and cholesterol readings for nearly 30 years and resisted taking statins, when I had an SCA caused by cardiomyopathy (a dilated left ventricle) the hospital’s cath lab reported that my arteries were “beautifully clear”.
I had heard that some of us are lucky (or blessed) to have bodies that don’t respond to high cholesterol by forming plaque, that the cholesterol in our bodies somehow doesn’t stick to artery walls. Short of having a camera running through the arteries, how can someone find out how seriously to take the usual advice about getting one’s LDL below a certain number?
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