Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Pioglitazone and/or Simvastatin in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients With Elevated High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein The PIOSTAT Study
While the cause of statin-associated myopathy is controversial, a central role for coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or ubiquinone) is slowly gaining acceptance. Statins have been shown to create an acquired CoQ10 deficiency.
Eating walnuts can reverse the impairment of endothelial function associated with eating a fatty meal. But olive oil did not have the same beneficial effect. "When we eat a fatty meal, inflammatory molecules are increased that prevent the endothelium fro
ntake of Fish Oil, Oleic Acid, Folic Acid, and Vitamins B-6 and E for 1 Year Decreases Plasma C-Reactive Protein and Reduces Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Male Patients in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program1
We must optimize stent deployment & maintain a registry of how well (or poorly) we use drug-eluting stents. Instead of asking “Which stent?” or “How much anti-platelet therapy?” we must ask “How effectively are we deploying our stents?”
It is an heart attack.When blood flow to the heart is blocked due to a build-up of fat, cholesterol, or any other substance, resulting in plaque in any of the arteries, it gives rise to a heart attack.
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