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My heart issue experience started just like this a little over 1 year ago and included...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1214931/
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Cac 2017
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 17 11:42am
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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/
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Crestor
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jun 4, 2024
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I'll answer only for me, and you'll have to do you. I wanna know. Knowing is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344046/
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My dr wants me to get a calcium score study, should I?
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jul 8 9:16pm
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ask for the high sensitivity (sometimes called cardiac) CRP test. It's more sensitive at lower numbers...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1204996/
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58 year old healthy, active female with high coronary artery calcium
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 6 7:23am
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I haven't looked to see what Zeria is, but the statin is buying you time. It...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1235260/
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CCTA after 1,000+ CAC score - warranted?
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Feb 12 11:50am
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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/
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High CAC Score and Current Status
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Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jan 4, 2023
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I took Simvastatin 20mg for 14 years until last November when my doc switched me to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163100/
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Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about
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Aging Well
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
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Thanks for reminding me about this study. After serious issues with statins, I have been using...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1358044/
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Repatha side effects not believed
Support Group:
Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Jul 27 10:48pm
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Hi @mecomecozine. There are many other statins you could try. I was initially on Rosuvastatin and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1376498/
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990 calcium score but all bloodwork, EKG/stress are fine what next?
Support Group:
Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Aug 22 8:26am
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I am on Repatha and Nexletol. Nexletol is not a statin and does not give me...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127294/
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Started Repatha - Side Effects
Support Group:
Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Aug 20, 2024
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