High total cholesterol and low-density cholesterol are commonly found in hyperlipidemia, which can be treated by lifestyle intervention, medication and plasma purification therapy.
1. Lifestyle intervention: Patients with elevated total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol should choose a low-fat diet in daily life, eat less greasy, high-sugar and fried food, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, and increase or decrease regular sports, such as jogging, swimming, etc., to control healthy weight.
2. Medication: Oral statin drug therapy, such as simvastatin, lovastatin, etc., and beta drug therapy, such as fenofibrate, etc., can be taken under the guidance of doctors.
3. Plasma purification therapy: mainly applicable to those who are allergic to statin drugs, or refractory hypercholesterolemia.
Total cholesterol bias and elevated low-density cholesterol may lead to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, so that the arteries gradually narrowed or even blocked, it will cause angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia, cerebral infarction and other diseases, and in severe cases, it can cause acute myocardial infarction or even sudden death, so it needs to be controlled in time.
Patients with abnormal values of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol should go to a regular hospital in time for treatment under the guidance of a doctor and a reasonable diet.