Sure, you've heard about high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, and sedentary lifestyle. Anyone who reads magazines or newspapers, or watches TV knows about those.
Are there other causes? What about people who don't have high cholesterol, don't smoke, don't have diabetes and are physically active? They can still develop heart disease-but... Read more
What does having high triglycerides mean? Is that bad? And can you do anything about it?
High triglycerides, which usually means a value greater than 150 mg/dl after an overnight fast, is among the most misunderstood of common tests. Yet it is among the most important and insightful numbers of the four values on any standard cholesterol... Read more
In the last blog post, I described the experiences of Patty and Karen, two women in their 40s who had to undergo major procedures for their coronary and carotid disease. The cause: A little talked about risk for coronary and vascular disease called lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a).
Because Lp(a) is inherited from a parent and then passed onto... Read more
Patty, a 42-year old, slender executive assistant, has already had one carotid surgery. At age 41, her doctor detected an abnormal sound (a "bruit") in the left carotid artery in her neck; ultrasound demonstrated a 99% blockage. Before she knew it, Patty had a 5-inch incision in the left side of her neck to surgically remove the blockage to... Read more
Back in January 2009, I predicted that several trends will develop over the course of the year. I'd like to review those predictions and see how they unfolded.
Vitamin D
I said that: "We are going to hear more and more about the benefits of vitamin D when used as a "treatment." I predict that we will see formal confirmation of... Read more
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