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Statin Side Effects: What You Need to Know About Risks, Symptoms, and Solutions
Statin medications remain the cornerstone of pharmacological cholesterol management. Numerous studies support the drugs’ ability not only to lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL “bad”) cholesterol, but also to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, including heart attack and stroke. Despite these benefits, less than half of people who are eligible for statin therapy based on current guideline recommendations actually take the medications.
GLP-1 Agonists: An Obesity Treatment and Much More
The benefits attributed to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists continue to accumulate. Initially developed to improve blood sugar control in individuals with type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 medications are among the most sought-after drug classes because of their weight-loss capabilities and positive effects on other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. As such, the GLP-1s are as much an obesity treatment and CVD risk reducer as they are a diabetes medication.
C-Reactive Protein Testing Can Identify Your Inflammatory Burden
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves more than the deposition of cholesterol in the arteries. Inflammation, the body’s immune response to injury or illness, also plays as major role. Medical experts can detect low-grade inflammation and assess CVD risk by testing for the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP), using the high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) test.
What Your Resting Heart Rate Is Telling You
You buy a smartwatch so you can track various health metrics. One of these metrics is your resting heart rate. You look at the number, and you realize you don’t know what it means. What is a healthy resting heart rate? “A normal resting heart rate is between is 60 and 100 beats per minutes (bpm),” says Cleveland Clinic preventive cardiologist Vikas Sunder, MD. “Resting heart rates lower than 60 bpm are found mostly in well-conditioned athletes.
Vikas Sunder, MD
Vikas Sunder, MD, is a cardiologist in The Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He has a special interest in preventive cardiology and emphasizes the role of lifestyle factors in heart health with his patients. Dr. Sunder is board certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine.
Closure of Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect After Placement of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device:
Introduction An 86-year-old woman with persistent atrial fibrillation and recurrent admissions for gastrointestinal bleeding presented for placement of a left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device. The patient had a 2-year history of pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension in the setting of heart failure and respiratory failure due to pulmonary fibrosis while she was receiving oxygen.
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