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had CT angiogram. 'mild' blockage in LAD artery, calcium score 12
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Date: January 21st, 2026 10:32 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration the 'mild' blockage is quantified as a range of 25%-49%.
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Date: January 21st, 2026 10:34 PM Author: diverse iridescent electric furnace All that shit is flame to take your money. You’re fine.
“Medicine” is such a ridiculous scam and nothing else now. |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 10:37 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration cr. I should just refuse statins, keep raw-dogging life and eating McDonald's. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49607792) |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 10:38 PM Author: diverse iridescent electric furnace Under no circumstances should you ever take statins even once, I am deadly serious about this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49607793) |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 10:43 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration i've been a statin skeptic.
but isn't there some logic to the idea that atherosclerosis cannot advance in the absence of cholesterol?
they are overprescribed. but meds clearly work for high-risk people. the mortality reduction is greater when your risk is higher it seems. |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 11:00 PM Author: Dashing Balding House Roommate what's your bmi, blood pressure and resting heart rate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49607827) |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 11:01 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration all superb. tris are 50.
the thing that got me is stratospheric LP(a), which no one started testing until like 10 minutes ago.
genetics pwned. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 12:04 AM Author: Transparent background story brunch Age? What’s your Lp(a)?
Mine was 305 nmol/L but my CAC was 0. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 12:18 AM Author: laughsome internal respiration mid 40s. slightly higher than yours - but I was told risk is not linear. once past 'moderately elevated Lp(a)' it's all similar risk.
I remember your case from another Lp(a) thread.
the drawback with CAC is that it only images calcified plaque. people < 55 normally have little to no calcification yet, but many have tons of un-calcified 'soft plaque', which is more lethal because it can rupture and form clots.
my 'blockage' is non-calcified plaque. in 5-10 years, it will calcify and begin to appear on CAC scans as calcified. but in the meantime, the CT Angio allows it to be imaged in pre-calcified form.
even if you don't get a CT, I would recommend a Thoracic Echocardiogram (no radiation) at some point, because there is a strong established relationship between Lp(a) and aortic stenosis. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 12:58 AM Author: Transparent background story brunch I’ve tried to stay knowledgeable about heart health for over a decade now after my dad had 5x bypass surgery at 55 (but he was actually an outlier in his family for heart disease and he’s never had Lp(a) tested). I know Lp(a) is genetic so I just control what I can. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49607961) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 1:09 AM Author: laughsome internal respiration i'm just going all in on crushing LDL. started 5mg of Crestor 4 months ago, bumped to 10mg. first month, I had muscle aches and headaches, but they completely vanished. zero side effects after the first month. don't even notice I am taking it. going to add Zetia or try to get insurance to cover PCSK9 (which also reduces Lp(a) by 30%) to nuke LDL to <45 - 50.
i'm pretty convinced by the available information that this will arrest atherosclerosis.
it is what it is. there are people who have been on these meds for 35 years and the alarmism seems slightly overblown/dunning kruger to me. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 9:51 AM Author: Transparent background story brunch I took a statin for almost a year and it wasn’t for me. Crestor 10mg then tried 5mg. I ended up with serious memory and brain fog issues and bad lethargy. That all went away as soon as I stopped the statin. I’ll take my chances trying to do everything else I can. I would encourage you to read anti-statin stuff just to be fully informed. People on Reddit etc. love to repeat Peter Attia and tell others to “nuke” their LDL and Apo-b, but many of the studies they rely on have serious flaws. Good luck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49608370) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 9:50 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration The statin skeptics' beef seems to be that statins are massively overprescibed for primary prevention to millions of people who have a) elevated cholesterol but b) no evidence of existing coronary artery disease or other major risk factors. fair point. 'high cholesterol' is not something that necessarily needs to be treated with drugs if it is not causing CAD.
But many of the skeptics will then quickly caveat that if you have sky high Lp(a) or evidence of advancing plaque, etc, anti-statinism goes out the window. you are now in a 'secondary prevention' situation, because of your high risk profile with existing heart disease. the benefit for high risk people with existing disease is much more robust in studies.
If I am now building up plaque and I've already controlled other variables, the only remaining variable is LDL/Apo-b.
And as I said, a Zero CAC score is inconclusive in a younger person. You may have tons of noncalcified plaque or stenosis (ie, you have CAD, heart disease, and are now in secondary prevention.) Something to consider if your dad had early bypass.
note: PCSK9s do not cause any of the symptoms of statins. So lowering cholesterol does not need to mean statins, brain fog, etc. |
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Date: January 21st, 2026 11:21 PM Author: green provocative step-uncle's house potus get on Niacin like 1500mg asap
and like 12000FU of nattokinase it will melt through it
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Date: January 21st, 2026 11:25 PM Author: laughsome internal respiration many people say Niacin is passe, no longer recommended, failed to show benefit in outcome studies. but some still recommend.
never heard of nattokinase, but looks interesting. TYty. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 8:32 AM Author: green provocative step-uncle's house potus Niacin the real one that causes flushing 1000% works on lp(a)
Brought mine down like literally 100 points |
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Date: January 22nd, 2026 10:00 PM Author: Indigo trailer park Do you have kids? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5824861&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=3986969#49610572) |