I don’t know if I’m buying this “new” science. My cardiologist still seems to think my cholesterol numbers matter almost than any other data points from the blood tests I have done.
I had a history of high cholesterol. After several episodes of chest pain and shortness of breath over a number of years, I was finally diagnosed with 3 plugged arteries in 2009. I had 3 stents installed.
Now I take Crestor (statin) and Lovaza (fish oil) to keep my numbers in the desired range. Cholesterol and triglycerides are now almost as good as can be.
My cardiologist still seems to think my cholesterol numbers matter almost than any other data points from the blood tests I have done.
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They’ll die off and let a new generation reevaluate the evidence...
An interesting study taking the total health and longevity picture into account instead of just death by atherosclerosis. It merits more of my attention.
Cardiologists are obsessive about cholesterol. Mine has been hovering at 200 or slightly more for as long as it has been measured from my mid-20s. I’m well into my 7th decade now. My HDL / LDL raito has always been in the upper decile to the good side. As I get older it gets a little worse. All my labs for at least 40 years are in my own data base. You can’t rely on medical records to keep up with this stuff. We just eat what I was taught as healthy, don’t drink, smoke or anything to excess most of the time. Lots of stuff from our garden when it is in season.
Drugs can work miracles. Doctors have to fix things they are told to believe are wrong. The process that combines the two is a hammer in search of a nail first.
In my late 50s a cardiologist was convinced beyond shadow of doubt I was badly clogged and had the stents ready prior to the angiogram. In my drug induced fog I heard him say, “huh?” several times and then tell the nurses, “this guy has the arteries of a 20 year-old, we’re through here.” The video of my procedure is really interesting to watch.
Your future and end are written. A lot of the story is in your genes. My 92 year-old mother takes zero maintenance medicine though she has lost her mind.