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Heart disease is the #1 killer. Tracking cholesterol does NOT reduce your risk. Make the Calcium CT Scan the standard of care for everyone over 35. $150 & 15 mins. We started the Center for Heart Attack Prevention as a Calcium CT moonshot that can save 100k lives per year! 🤍 https://t.co/7rJlbbTV26
AI to help predict Heart Attack
The technique uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) images to monitor arterial plaque.
We need more people working on medical AI. https://t.co/BpfS2zUi2c
"I love Cholesterol! Do You Know What My Cholesterol Is?"
"Take A Deep Breath...It's 325."
Dr. Alok Chopra, Cardiologist
"Cholesterol Has Become A Swear Word. Everybody Thinks it's Evil, But It Is Essential"
"The Moment Cholesterol Gets To... See more
Valerie Anne Smithx.comHeart Plaque = risk of needless death. Tracking cholesterol does not answer that question. If over 35, start w a CAC scan - $150 & 15 mins. If you score above zero consider the CCTA which gives more info about types of plaque & blockage. Heart attacks are a dumb way to die. 🤍🙏
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My awareness of my own mortality crashed over my head like a rogue wave coming out of nowhere.
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CT scan of my heart to detect calcium in coronary arteries.
Calcium scan
CT angiogram - soft plaque
APOb test
Post cardiologist will prescribe a LDLC test
-APOb tests for significant Lipo protein burden
-LDL
... See more"In The 1950s Everybody Used To Walk Around With A Cholesterol Level Of 350 & It Was Very Normal." Dr. Stephanie Rimka
"The Optimal Lab Range For Healthy Cholesterol Was 320-350. A Cholesterol Level Of 350 Is Healthy."
"Cholesterol Has Nothing To Do With Heart... See more
Valerie Anne Smithx.comMy best friend died almost a decade ago from a heart attack. He was running on the treadmill while we were all on vacation together. After this horrific accident, I started to take my cardiovascular health seriously and began seeing Dr. Karlsberg - who is probably the best Cardiologist in America.
Every few years I get... See more
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