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That's exactly what my cardiologist explained to me after my heart attack (myocardial infarction) -- that cholesterol and obesity account (in his anecdotal way
by eplanit 10y ago
That's exactly what my cardiologist explained to me after my heart attack (myocardial infarction) -- that cholesterol and obesity account (in his anecdotal way of speaking) for only half of cases. I was in great shape at the time (hiked > 4 miles in hills every day), but very stressed and depressed.
- astrodev 10y agoActually, the paper this article is based on suggests the opposite: "Only a minority of 5.6% [of those who later experienced a lethal CVD event] were free of any risk factor. This challenges claims that CVD events commonly occur in persons who have not been exposed to a major risk factor." (where the risk factors include high cholesterol, obesity, hypertension, smoking and diabetes)