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TCFA : The stylish caps of Atherosclerotic plaques are getting disproportionate attention.

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Doctor, do you have any investigation to know how much the total plaque burden is in my coronary artery? I recently read in Forbes Sunday health supplement, It says ,it is better to know the thickness of the cap covering the plaque. to decode the histological, biochemical, pathological secrets within the atherosclerotic plaques.

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What To Do If You Have An Early Family History Of Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Therefore, if someone presents with an event earlier than this age, they likely have been building up plaque for a considerable period prior to this. He had high blood pressure and high cholesterol most of his life, and he wasn’t great at taking his tablets.” You can have normal LDL cholesterol levels and an elevated Lp(a).