All the numbers your doctors and nurses say during check-ups can seem like a foreign language, but they’re actually a really useful tool in monitoring your health. When you know what they mean (and whether they're abnormal), you can make changes to reduce your risk of heart disease.
In this video, learn how you can manage your risk of heart disease by tracking your:
Body mass index (BMI)
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Blood sugar
Dr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Knoepflmacher is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he also maintains a private practice.
Dr. Bhusri is an attending cardiologist at the Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute and an assistant professor of cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
References
American Diabetes Association. (n.d.) Blood glucose & A1C: Diagnosis.
American Heart Association. (2020). HDL (good), LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides.
American Heart Association. (2022). Health threats from high blood pressure.
American Heart Association. (2023). Why high blood pressure is a “silent killer.”
Hill, M. F., et al. (2023). Hyperlipidemia. StatPearls.
Iqbal, A. M., et al. (2023). Essential hypertension. StatPearls.
Weir, C. B., et al. (2023). BMI classification percentile and cut off points. StatPearls.
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