Cardiologist Aurelio Rojas explains cholesterol risk with simple ratio

Cardiologist Aurelio Rojas used social media to explain how to interpret cholesterol levels for health risk. In a 50‑year‑old patient, a modest cholesterol increase corresponded to a 90% blockage in the heart's main artery, with chest pressure during exercise as the symptom.

He advises checking routine blood tests for HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, then calculating the triglyceride‑to‑HDL ratio, aiming for a value below two. This simple formula helps detect dangerous conditions early.