Background: Coronary atherosclerosis, also known as coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), may develop at an early age and remain asymptomatic and hidden for many years. It…
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The “food wars”, like my appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience #1175, often focus on the risks of higher fats and the type of fats, particular high saturated fat diets,…
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,…
BACKGROUND In 2011 reports from the Cleveland Clinic appeared that eating foods rich in L-carnitine (meats and duck) and choline (egg yolk) raise the levels of TMAO and cause atherosclerosis…
Despite the pandemic, heart disease accounts for more deaths than any other class of ailment in the Western world. Yet, most cases have been judged to be preventable with a…
The writer of twice-monthly health columns is a practicing cardiologist, clinical professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms. He…
