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Are you seeing a preventive cardiologist? As a fellow victim of bad genes with a high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086165/

Discussion: High Cardiac Calcium Score while on Statins

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 13 10:34am

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008657#:~:text=Statin%20therapy%20is%20associated%20with%20reductions%20in%20abdominal,perioperative%20mortality%20following%20elective%20abdominal%20aortic%20aneurysm%20repair. The above article seems to suggest that statins improve your chances that an aneurysm won't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1059459/

Discussion: Do statins guarantee aneurysms won’t grow

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 30 12:19am

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my cardiologist doubled my statins also from 20 to 40 but my stomach couldn't tolerate it....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936159/

Discussion: CAC score in 95th Percentile - Next Steps?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

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Way back in 2014 when my PCP was concerned about an elevated Cholesterol he prescribed Lipitor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/734624/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Aug 6, 2022

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jkluv7, thanks so much for reply. Exactly what you said in your post is where I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/695815/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 3, 2022

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@debwellmadebeh, here is information about red rice yeast from Mayo Clinic: - Red yeast rice https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-red-yeast-rice/art-20363074...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955903/

Discussion: Worrying about my heart: tests normal, but I'm anxious

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

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I was surprised that Nexletol worked for me. Every statin gave me trouble…it was a bit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127356/

Discussion: Started Repatha - Side Effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 20 10:10am

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My Cardiologists suggested that the increase in statin may also have increased the density of calcium...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792227/

Discussion: High CAC Score and Current Status

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

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Wonderful recommendations. This is on my lifestyle but I am trying to move that direction. Habits...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/200652/

Discussion: High Calcium Score and PCSK9

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 20, 2018

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Statins are very effective for lowering cholesterol, but you’re right and some people do experience side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080976/

Discussion: Crestor

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 4 9:28pm