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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Exp 16 years

Does Lowering Cholesterol Prevent Heart Attacks

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Which are the stress reliving techniques to reduce the Heart attacks??? And how yoga can reduce the chances of heart attacks??? which are the yoga techniques?? ... View answer

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Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

the males in this generation and the previous generation have had heart attacks or bypass surgery ...My total cholesterol is high and so is my HDL and LDL . My HDL is so high that my ratio of LDL to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

stop statins altogether. Reason for pravastatin in first place was high cholesterol . LDL high trigs high HDL moderately low. No heart attack , no chest pain . Concerned about risk of stroke and heart ... View answer

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Dr. Akhilesh Dubey MD

statin drug. I do not have high cholesterol and have always had a perfect profile in that area. My questions has always been, "why am I on a statin drug if I don't have high cholesterol?" No answer. Three ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

believe and whom do i trust? my blood pressure is an avg of 110/75 my cholesterol numbers are excellent i have a family history of heart attacks with statins thx, XXXXXXX ... View answer

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do teenagers have a chance of getting heart attacks if they eat too much cholesterol food? ... View answer

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Dr.   Mahesh Kumar T S MD

cholesterol numbers have been great (total cholesterol is at 101). Today I found out I have some gum issues ... bacteria in my system to cause another heart attack? ... View answer

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hi, I recently had a quadruple bypass, my symptoms were only angina, there were no heart attacks ... doctor said it s more for preventative of heart attacks in the future. Just would like... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

say I had myocardinal infarction (sp?), but other test do not reveal heart damage. I don t have high cholesterol or plaque in my arteries. I guess I m wondering if stress can cause a heart attack. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

Anyone know how effective LIPITOR is to reduce cholesterol and to prevent heart attacks and strokes ? I m 37 and been put on it for the rest of my life - with all the news lately about... View answer

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