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My Isolated Very Low HDL - Should I Be Worried? Should I Treat It?
jbt1125
Background: Although I do not remember the specific numbers, I know that I have always had somewhat low HDL. My mother says that both her...
3 answers
Statin effects other than lowering LDL
osiag
My understanding is that the statins with the greatest LDL reducing effect are Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor, and Pravachol, in that order. I ...
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question about HDL
shubunkin2974
Hello! I have a question about my lab results. I am a 35 year old female. No medical problems, not overweight, do not drink, smoke ect. T...
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Multiple Effects of Statins
osiag
Although I have low LDL without statin therapy, I started a statin because of significant family history. Recent evidence seems to point...
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Symptoms of MVP-Syndrome?
LowMac
I'm an age-47 male thyroid patient (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) . A heart murmur was detected in my teens thought to be Wolf-Parkinson-Wh...
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Athlete's Heart
sailing123
(40 year old male) - I had an echo completed about 6 months ago showing an mildly enlarged left ventrical. Left ventrical at 60mm, with n...
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