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Will Cholesterol Medication Help In Reducing Heart Attacks And Strokes?
is there any place I can look up ch ,olesteral patients taking meds and people not takeing meds / what I want to know is does the cholesteral med work
as far as lessing the heart attacks and strokes
as far as lessing the heart attacks and strokes
Thu, 8 Aug 2013
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Increase in cholesterol in blood will increase the density of the blood. It will get deposited slowly inner aspect of narrow vessels including the heart. When this narrowing becomes extreme there is likelihood of total blockage of the vessels due to intra-vascular clot. This will precipitate a heart attack.
So drugs which will decrease the cholesterol level will definitely reduce the chances of heart attack.
DR S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Increase in cholesterol in blood will increase the density of the blood. It will get deposited slowly inner aspect of narrow vessels including the heart. When this narrowing becomes extreme there is likelihood of total blockage of the vessels due to intra-vascular clot. This will precipitate a heart attack.
So drugs which will decrease the cholesterol level will definitely reduce the chances of heart attack.
DR S.Murugan
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