When you read across the forums a hematocrit over 54 is outrageously high and a serious risk of stroke or heart attack comes along with it according to the responses. Is it high? It is above the normal range yes. One thing I find very confusing is that the average male living in Denver has a higher hematocrit than that (55), yet the heart disease rate in Denver is not higher and is actually lower than average in the US. Keep in mind, this is not like the people who live in the Andes who over a lot of generations have a slightly different genetic makeup that gives them an advantage versus "normal" people living at that elevation. The people in Denver are like you and me. So how dangerous is an elevated hematocrit assuming you don't have a clotting disorder? Is the combination of AAS and elevated hematocrit another increased risk? Just something I've been thinking about
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