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High Lipoprotein (a)
I've had a history of borderline cholesterol. Age about 50 and generally active life style with activities like brisk walking, Tennis (2-3 times week). Weekly...
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High CAC in athletic/endurance athlete
I am a small 58 year old woman and am also intolerant of statins and many other medications, but I do not have a thyroid...
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When is high MPO a concern?
My wife just had her annual physical and her MPO level was 650. According to everything that I have read this should be a red...
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coronary plaque findings
I am a 60 year old male and a non smoker and have found out this morning that my CT Heart Angiogram has identified minor...
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HomeAgain, Here's a link to a Mayo site with information on who should be taking statins...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965924/
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Do you have hypercholesterolemia? That is the only thing that would seem to justify a maximum...
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High Cardiac Calcium Score while on Statins
Does anyone have a high cardiac calcium score that has already been taking statins? I’m reading that taking statins can cause the score to increase.
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Clopidogrel-extreme fatigue
I had an angioplasty March 5th and was placed on 75mg clopidogrel and 75 mg of rosuvastatin. After 3 weeks of feeling extreme fatigue I...
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Cardio Scan LAD-346
I just had an ultrafast cardio scan. My results were: Left Main = 0, Right Coronary = 0, Left Anterior Decending = 346, Circumflex =...
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Nitrates for Systolic Hypertensio
85 yr old M with 68 yr hx of type l diabetes/ A1c 6.1, well treated hyperlipidemia with statin, BMI 23, known significant CA calcification,...
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High Triglycerides - How can the number come down
I am not new to an above normal triglyceride number and it has been irritating me for over 30 years. Tried niacin therapy, no carb...
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Medications to treat FMD
I was diagnosed with FMD in January 2021 after having what I thought was vertigo after moving some furniture. I didn't go to the ER...
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