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I have High Cholesterol- There are millions of Americans with high cholesterol with no evidence of plaque. Likewise, many patients with high cholesterol have lots of coronary disease. The statin lipid lowering drugs primarily lower risk by "stabilizing" plaque. Recent studies in the cardiology literature imply that physician decisions about lifelong therapy based solely upon risk factors will be frequently wrong if one has access to heartscan results. The best way to know whether drugs are necessary and how aggressively you should be treated is with a heartscan. We will sometimes recommend statins to people with plaque even if their cholesterol level is low. Some people with no plaque but high cholesterol can be treated with non pharmacologic therapy (like Bioslife fiber). |