| Cholesterol Not a Factor in Heart Disease |
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 The majority of patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease are at or below recommended LDL target levels on admission. Over 50% of first time heart attack deaths are associated with "normal" cholesterol values. Lead investigator, Dr Gregg Fonarow ( University of California Los Angeles Medical Center ) reported recently that nearly 75% of patients having first acute coronary events had LDL levels below 130 mg/dL and nearly 50% had LDL levels below 100 mg/dL. Read the full article hereDuane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon, Former NASA Astronaut, Retired Family Doctor |
| Statin Use and the Elderly |
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More and more evidence has accumulated warning that less not more is the correct prescription for the use of statins in the elderly. The message in recent studies has to do with the futility of using cholesterol as a marker for treatment in the elderly because the increased cancer risk from statins completely negates any decreased cardiovascular risk. Results further suggest the possibility that low dose statins at anti-inflammatory doses, to minimize blockage of the mevalonate pathway, may become the treatment of choice in the elderly. Read the full article hereDuane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon, Former NASA Astronaut, Retired Family Doctor |
| Books by Dr Duane Graveline MD MPH |
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 Dr Graveline has two books available on Statin drugs - Lipitor® Thief of Memory which covers his own side effect experiences while on a statin and Statin Drugs Side Effects and the Misguided War on Cholesterol a comprehensive work on the well known and lesser known side effects of statins and the apparent irrelevance of cholesterol to heart health.
He also has a book called From Laika With Love which is an account of his early life as an aerospace medical research scientist, US Air Force flight surgeon, and former NASA scientist-astronaut ( NASA Group 4 - 1965.)
To read more about Dr Graveline's books and to order visit the books page
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Duane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon, Former NASA Astronaut, Retired Family Doctor
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