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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4 milligrams per liter (mg/L) are linked to increased risk of heart attacks or risk of a repeat heart attack.23 4 In the U.S.

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Study in JAHA Links Hello Heart Usage to Significant Reductions in Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight

DAIC

A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , JAHA, found that Hello Heart’s digital heart health program was associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and weight. statins). . - were female.

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New Calculations Could Slash Statin-Eligible Population

CardiacWire

In November 2023 the AHA launched the PREVENT risk equations , which take into account a wider range of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health measures to estimate 10- and 30-year risks of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

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Finally – the end (of the trial process)

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

In my opinion, or should I say ‘allegedly’ what actually happened here was that Barney Calman had heard from various cardiology experts that cholesterol and statin ‘deniers’ were causing people to stop taking their drugs. Sorry, I know the answer to that. What actually happened? Had Barney ever read any of it?

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

I, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, with or without other co-conspirators, would be accused of spreading misinformation about cholesterol and statins. This misinformation would have resulted in many thousands of people giving up their medication and suffering heart attacks and strokes as a result. Why do these attacks happen?