Yes you're absolutely correct, I'm waiting for a referral to a specialist at the moment.

WRT to my examination though: it didn't go beyond having bloods done. There was no other investigation other than, wow your LDL is really high.

My go to source for understanding this stuff is Peter Attia [1], and a few other independent researchers.

[1] http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/the-straight-dope-on-chol...