American College of Cardiology
JULY 15, 2024
The goal of the EVOLVD trial was to demonstrate the efficacy of evolocumab on coronary intimal thickness in heart transplant recipients.
MIBHS
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Heart Transplant may be considered in severe cases where other treatments have failed. Monitor blood pressure and cholesterol levels regularly. Monitor cholesterol levels and manage conditions like diabetes that can strain the heart. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to help manage dangerous heart rhythms.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MAY 3, 2024
What is a normal cholesterol? Over half of all ‘healthy’ heart arteries examined before being used for a heart transplant were shown to have evidence of early plaque buildup. It usually takes many years of being exposed to an uncontrolled risk factor such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or diabetes.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MAY 31, 2024
These noninvasive scans look directly at the coronary arteries rather than assessing for the risk factors for coronary artery disease eg LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure etc. The most common way to assess the presence and extent of coronary artery disease is with a CT scan, called a CT CAC score or CT Coronary Angiogram.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Conversely, the lipid values measured after liver transplantation decreased significantly nearly to within normal and borderline limits. The post-transplant total cholesterol and LDL-C levels declined by a mean of 19.96 mmol/L The post-transplant total cholesterol and LDL-C levels declined by a mean of 19.96 mmol/L
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
OCTOBER 30, 2024
I, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, with or without other co-conspirators, would be accused of spreading misinformation about cholesterol and statins. The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. With thousands dying.
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