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Warpy

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4. Early heart attack and stroke are usually tied to high cholesterol

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 03:14 PM

May 2013

meaning genetically programmed cholesterol of 400 or greater. Antilipid drugs have been amazing for a lot of these folks if they can tolerate them. I have a friend who had a stroke at 46 and who is still going strong in her early 70s thanks to those drugs.

However, I've also seen people with strong cardiac histories in their families who had normal cholesterol or just slightly elevated cholesterol with early heart disease.

I hope they can figure out what else is going on with these people.

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Seeking Clues to Heart Disease in DNA of an Unlucky Family [View all] eridani May 2013 OP

They should have given dotymed May 2013 #1

Might be available from NYT eridani May 2013 #2

Dr. Biesecker, National Institute of Health Sienna86 May 2013 #3

Early heart attack and stroke are usually tied to high cholesterol Warpy May 2013 #4