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Answered by Dr. Sukhvinder Singh

I am suffering from hypothyroidism and taking eltroxin and thyronorm. But cholesterol is raising. What to do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.Cholesterol may increase on its own or the increase may be secondary to hypothyroidism. A secondary raise will settle down after 8-12 weeks of optimal control of thyroid status. Otherwise it will require consideration for medication. Till that time please eat diet low in saturated fats/carbohydrates.

February 2, 2026

My husband is 35 years old. He is under medication for high BP and cholesterol. Kindly help with the diet.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Diet plan for your husband is as follows: Do not use table salt, i.e, avoid using salt for him over and above what you use in cooking vegetables and other dishes. Avoid pickles/white bread/soups/noodles/any kind of food requiring excessive preservation/lentil cakes (papad or appalam), chutneys and indigenous powders (churans). He must not take alcohol more than 2 pegs a day (in case he drinks).

May 6, 2025

If I have had open heart surgery, how long should I take warfarin?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It depends upon the cause for which the surgery is being done, and what open heart surgery is being done. And if you have any indication for long-term anticoagulation like atrial fibrillation (abnormal heartbeat). I can provide you more insights only after knowing the complete details..

May 6, 2025

Got tested for blood glucose fasting value, that came as 92 mg/dL. Is it on the higher side?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level of your son is within normal range. A blood glucose level of 100 mg/dL or less is considered normal for fasting state. If he has any symptoms suggestive of diabetes you may go for further testing with the advice of your paediatrician. Hope this helps.

May 6, 2025

What are the treatment options for variant angina?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The diagnosis of variant angina and STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) due to total occlusion of a vessel is not typically seen together. The documents you provided also do not mention that you have variant angina (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Please clarify how you concluded that you have variant angina. If you do have variant angina, calcium channel blockers can still be prescribed.

November 25, 2024

How to get cured of peripartum cardiomyopathy?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Before I answer your questions in detail, I would like to tell you that if she is totally symptom-free and her ejection fraction (EF) is 20 to 25 %, please do get another echo (echocardiogram) done from an independent reliable source to confirm the diagnosis. The condition of peripartum cardiomyopathy, or PPCMP, has no definite cure. A proportion of patients will completely recover, while some may have partial recovery and continue to have low ejection fraction and symptoms. Some unfortunate patients see no improvement and may not survive for long.

September 25, 2024

Should one worry about palpitations?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Palpitations in the absence of loss of consciousness, blackout, or sudden fall are not considered as malignant. Occasional non-recurrent palpitations may not be significant at all. Hence, you need to see if you have any of these alarming symptoms or if these palpitations are recurrent or not. On the background of a structurally normal heart, your normal ECG (electrocardiogram) and ECHO (echocardiogram) study (attachment removed to protect patient identity) with no other cardiac symptoms, absence of alarming symptoms, and absence of recurrence speak of a non-cardiac cause.

September 25, 2024

I am really worried that I might get heart attack.Please advice.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Sharp pain is not a characteristic feature of anginal pain.  In presence of normal TMT, ECHO, ECG and blood tests, especially if symptoms were not reproduced during TMT, the likelihood of pain in question to be anginal is very low. Your ECG does not show any significant ST, Q or T wave changes suggestive of heart attack.

October 9, 2018

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