What will be your suggestion to the patient regarding the following: 1. Improving his blood picture  2. Appropriate from of exercise  3. Any other investigations which you feel are necessary.

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Sex : male
Age : 64 years
Height : 5 feet 4 inches
Weight : 67 kg
Activity : sedentary worker
Symptoms : diagnosed for angina pectoris, has difficulty in brisk walking or climbing stairs
Clinical picture : Blood pressure 190/90
His blood picture is ( values are in mg/dl):
Total cholesterol 195
Serum triglycerides 189
HDL cholesterol 38
VLDC cholesterol 37.8
LDL cholesterol 119.2
TC/HDL-C Ratio 5.13
LDL-C /HDL-C Ratio 3.14

What will be your suggestion to the patient regarding the following:
1. Improving his blood picture 
2. Appropriate from of exercise 
3. Any other investigations which you feel are necessary.

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