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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Will Cholesterol Medication Help In Reducing Heart Attacks And Strokes

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Which are the stress reliving techniques to reduce the Heart attacks??? And how yoga can reduce the chances of heart attacks??? which are the yoga techniques?? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

the males in this generation and the previous generation have had heart attacks or bypass surgery ...My total cholesterol is high and so is my HDL and LDL . My HDL is so high that my ratio of LDL to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

stop statins altogether. Reason for pravastatin in first place was high cholesterol . LDL high trigs high HDL moderately low. No heart attack , no chest pain . Concerned about risk of stroke and heart ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

November I fell and broke my hip in two places, while waiting for operation I had 3 heart attacks - I nearly died, I`m on two types of heart medication every day plus my antiviral... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Akhilesh Dubey MD

statin drug. I do not have high cholesterol and have always had a perfect profile in that area. My questions has always been, "why am I on a statin drug if I don't have high cholesterol?" No answer. Three ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

Hi! Do I need to go on Cholesterol lowering medication? I am 42. I am a group fitness instructor (5 2 , 120lbs). I have a strong family history of heart attacks/high cholesterol. I just... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. S. Murugan MD

is there any place I can look up ch ,olesteral patients taking meds and people not takeing meds / what I want to know is does the cholesteral med work as far as lessing the heart attacks and strokes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Murugan ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. S. Murugan MD

do teenagers have a chance of getting heart attacks if they eat too much cholesterol food? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Murugan ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

the LDL or should I go on medication to control my cholesterol? ... male with family history of heart attacks (father and grand father). I eat well and exercise 3 to 4 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr.   Mahesh Kumar T S MD

cholesterol numbers have been great (total cholesterol is at 101). Today I found out I have some gum issues ... bacteria in my system to cause another heart attack? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S ( Dentist)