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Every now and then I find myself forgetting to take my blood pressure
I’ve been worried over other health issues and I find myself every now and then forgetting to take my blood pressure meds and that I...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Feb 1, 2025
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Lowering blood sugar
I have bad reactions to statins in particular that have caused two severe bouts of pancreatitus. Therefore, I need to stay away from any meds...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Jan 8 7:29am
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Is anyone else talking Wegovy for heart disease?
The FDA recently approved Wegovy for heart disease. My medicare Advance Plan now covers it at $99 a month so I started on it this...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Jun 7, 2025
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Experience Many Years After High CAC
Like apparently many on this site I recently received an unexpected high CAC score. 99th percentile for age and gender. 60ish years old. CT angiogram...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Jul 15, 2023
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Xanthelasma
Over the years statins elevated my liver enzymes so a year ago I was taken off of them. I have tried to control my cholesterol...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Sep 26, 2019
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Summary of Icosapent Ethyl (IPE) Vascepa Studies (2023)
Hi All, Below review of previous studies is a lot to unpack, but a good read. Here's the conclusion: "While the mechanism is not thoroughly...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Nov 8, 2023
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No breathlessness when walking and climbing, but anxious
Hello, I just visited my cardiologist first week of October. The recent blood work showed my cholesterol to be normal, my blood sugar h1b1c(i am...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Nov 2, 2023
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Living with high calcium score
I am a 53 year old male. Just found out I have a CAC of 731. Most of it (699) is in the right coronary....
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Apr 2 5:00pm
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need feedback based on CT Calcium scores
I am a 50 year old male, height 5'7" weight 157 lbs, no medications , non smoker, occassional drinker (one beer or wine in 2...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Nov 28, 2024
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Intermittent Blood pressure spikes and then BP goes normal
I am 73. Until6 months ago, I was in good health. Then I had a stroke. Since then I have suffered from intermittent spikes in...
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Last active: Aug 18, 2025