A group called SHAPE proposed in 2007 that some patients are so low risk that they do not need Rx cholesterol lowering medications like statins even if the LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C)…
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Many heart patients require therapy beyond lifestyle to lower LDL-cholesterol (lowering Lipoprotein(a) cholesterol if elevated is another topic not often discussed but also important). The most common approach is a…
You are at the doctor’s office for your annual physical exam, maybe age 45, maybe 50. Your health care provider discusses your LDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, and other measures,…
What is a coronary artery calcium scan (CACS)? A CACS is a simple CT of the heart performed without injection of any contrast dyes that permits the easy identification of…
It would hardly be worth studying nutrition if the data suggested it was not a powerful path to prevent heart disease and other conditions. Fortunately, it is quite the opposite….
(Graphic: Advanced Body Scan) Twice-monthly health columns are written by a practicing cardiologist, clinical professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac…
It’s Heart Month — time to reflect and protect the heart. Let’s say that you are working hard at your career and have goals to provide for your family’s security…
