# @njeri.md on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWTtcxPCVpt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63300657-njerimd-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-25T12:48:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Njeri Kuria, MD | Cardiology (@njeri.md) — https://gondola.cc/njeri.md

## Caption

Why check a lipid panel earlier? ⬇️ 

The longer your LDL stays elevated, the higher your lifetime risk of developing cardiovascular disease (think strokes, heart attacks and PAD) …unfortunately, the clock starts ticking young and the ACC/AHA 2026 guidelines are finally addressing that.

The new guidelines recommend:
→ First cholesterol screening at ages 9–11y
→ Again around ages 19y
→ Then at least every 5 years after that using PREVENT
→ For young adults with LDL >160 or strong family history — medication lifestyle changes first —> consider statins.

This isn’t about scaring anyone.
Know your numbers. The earlier the better. 🤍

💌 Save this and share it with someone in their 20s or 30s. 

#Cholesterol #PreventiveCardiology #KnowYourNumbers #WomensHeartHealth #cardiologyfellow 
 
💭 did your doctor talk to you about cholesterol screening before age 30?

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