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Coronary artery calcium scanning may reliably rule out the need for statins, study shows

I got an email from diabetic UK, this link gives an article on hearts health!! An interesting reading....

I got an email from diabetic UK, this link gives an article on hearts health!! ...

•8 years ago

Query

my CHOL / HDL RATIO is 5.0 as per reports. I would like to know if it is in the acceptable range or not. do I need to take medicine to control the...

my CHOL / HDL RATIO is 5.0 as per reports. I would like to know if it is in th...

•8 years ago

Coronary artery spasms

Hi has anyone been diagnosed with a heart murmur and coronary artery spasms? I had a sudden heart attack two years ago and had stent put in. Since last January...

Hi has anyone been diagnosed with a heart murmur and coronary artery spasms? I h...

•8 years ago

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NHS is dead forget going for an appointment and just use the internet.... doctors these days lack any kind of compassion and they don't read the medical notes...

NHS is dead forget going for an appointment and just use the internet.... doctor...

•8 years ago

Medications increasing cholesterol

I posted earlier this year about my cholesterol results and was reassured. I just have another question. I am a female, 37, 5ft tall, 123lbs. I eat a health...

I posted earlier this year about my cholesterol results and was reassured. I jus...

•8 years ago

Interesting article - though I agree with the comment that we need to move away from the belief that there is a pill to fix everything!

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•8 years ago

Man with hardened arteries some 5,300 years ago.

If we think hardened arteries is a modern phenomenon, well, the discovery of the body of a man who was killed some 5,300 years ago proves us wrong. Article in...

If we think hardened arteries is a modern phenomenon, well, the discovery of the...

•8 years ago

Coronary Heart Disease

I had three stents one months ago. I was not that kind of person who follows a strict healthy diet but used to watch it. Since then i am trying to boost my...

I had three stents one months ago. I was not that kind of person who follows a s...

•8 years ago

The war on statins.

Statins war: Last week The Lancet told us the pills really were safe... but now a rival medical journal says they've got it wrong Last week medical journal...

Statins war: Last week The Lancet told us the pills really were safe... but now...

•8 years ago

Statins

Does taking statins cause insomnia and what time of the day would be the optimum?

Does taking statins cause insomnia and what time of the day would be the optimum...

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•8 years ago

Intermittent chest pain

Hi. I'm Maggie. I've had treatment for breast cancer including mastectomy, chemo and radiotherapy to the left chest wall. I've had AF for a long time for which...

Hi. I'm Maggie. I've had treatment for breast cancer including mastectomy, chemo...

•8 years ago

What about barley??

Having decided to eliminate processed wheat flour from my diet - and enjoying oats and barley but never having really eaten much of them, I am finding many...

Having decided to eliminate processed wheat flour from my diet - and enjoying oa...

•8 years ago

high cholesterol

Hi I am new here. I have just discovered that my cholesterol is high. It's 7.37....... I know it's bad. We have a machine that tests it and never thought it...

Hi I am new here. I have just discovered that my cholesterol is high. It's 7.37....

•8 years ago

Waiting time?

Hi can anybody tell me the approx waiting time for a first appointment at a lipid clinic (I know it will differ in different regions) 5 weeks ago I was told my...

Hi can anybody tell me the approx waiting time for a first appointment at a lipi...

•8 years ago

Statin benefit underestimated

I'm sure we all heard this on the news today.. Good stuff, I'm happy having been on statins now for almost 2 years.........

I'm sure we all heard this on the news today.. Good stuff, I'm happy having been...

•8 years ago

Coronary heart disease

Can anyone give me some advice please. At a pre op assessment in December last year, it was discovered I had a heart abnormality. I had an angiogram in March...

Can anyone give me some advice please. At a pre op assessment in December last ...

•8 years ago

High Cholesterol

I'm new here. 58 year old male. Reasonably fit. 5ft 7in tall and weighing 11st 4lbs. Just been diagnosed with cholesterol of 6. Bit of a shock. Cant remember...

I'm new here. 58 year old male. Reasonably fit. 5ft 7in tall and weighing 11st 4...

•8 years ago

Translation please

I live in Spain and my total cholesterol is 248. HDL is 71.2 VLDL is 32 LDL is 145 Trigliceridos 158. What does this mean in UK terms please?

I live in Spain and my total cholesterol is 248. HDL is 71.2 VLDL is 32 LDL is 1...

•8 years ago

Calcium Score test

I have had high cholesterol levels for over 30 years. Doctors here in Australia talk about levels in terms of the Total/HDL ratio, which they say should be...

I have had high cholesterol levels for over 30 years. Doctors here in Australia...

•8 years ago

Statin muscle damage

my husband developed hip pains so bad he can hardly walk 20 yards . He had been on simvastatin for 6 years but pains started 3 years in so he didn't associate...

my husband developed hip pains so bad he can hardly walk 20 yards . He had been ...

•8 years ago

Hello im new here

I had blood work. But I. Need help understanding the result's. The levels for . it says risk ratio and it is 2.10. Can someone help. Im not sure if it's...

I had blood work. But I. Need help understanding the result's. The levels for ...

•8 years ago