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Well, I'm fucked. Grandfather was in decent shape at 40 when pretty much all his arteries clogged. He is now 87 with half a single artery left in his heart. He
by Justsignedup 13y ago
Well, I'm fucked.
Grandfather was in decent shape at 40 when pretty much all his arteries clogged. He is now 87 with half a single artery left in his heart. He is not what I would call "living" as much as existing.
On the other side, my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother have intense high blood pressure with no understandable reason.
Well, I figure I may have till I'm 50. Though I hope doing biking marathons would train my heart even a bit to help.
- carbocation 13y agoTo the extent that it is important to you, you can work with your doctor to modify the risk factors that you can and would like to modify. Interestingly, 90% of Americans over 55 will develop high blood pressure; it is the norm [1]. (Not saying you are an American, as I don't know; just saying that I also don't know if this applies to the rest of the world.) 1 = http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/speaker2.htm http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/speaker2.ht...
- Justsignedup 13y agoSoviet Union represent! Moved to America bout 22 years ago. And of course after all these diseases hit the family. For the record only my father is overweight, and he's the healthiest of them all (not true but at least his heart is alright for now)
- pw 13y agoGet on a statin even if your LDL levels are within the normal range. They're very safe (safer than aspirin, arguably) and effective.
- jblow 13y agoA sizable contingent disagrees with this statement. For example, Tim Noakes says "never prescribe a statin to a loved one".
- memracom 13y agoDo not follow quack recommendations like this. pw is not a medical doctor and is not licenced to practice medecine. That makes pw a quack. Instead, seek out professionals who don't just say everything is OK, but who tell you what specific things to do and tell you why you should do those things backed up by research. A competent MD will not be afraid to refer you to the research that they are using to make their recommendations. A real MD does not say (I'm and expert, trust me) but they are willing to point to the studies and the opinions of other experts. Experts will not all agree but usually, when something really works, there will be a majority who do prescribe that course of action.
- monstar 13y agoDo not follow quack recommendations like this. memracon is not a medical doctor and is not licenced to practice medecine. That makes memracom a quack.
- jerf 13y agoSorry, no, that does not logically follow. You do not need to be a professional to recommend that you use professional advice. It would only be hypocritical if memracon had subsequently made specific recommendations.
- berntb 13y agoGoogle memory problems statins. FDA published a warning a month or two ago. By anecdotal information, don't believe the memory problems will necessarily go away...
- mmagin 13y agoI would be very skeptical of statins. An actual MD who disagrees with you: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/statins-everyone-maybe-anyone/ http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/statins-everyone-...
- anactualmd 13y agoThere's a tremendous body of evidence showing improved cardiovascular outcomes -- ie, reduced heart attacks and strokes; even, in some studies, improved survival -- with statin use. Aside from lowering LDL, they appear to have direct anti-inflammatory effects within the vessels. I've heard anecdotal mention of memory problems with statin use, but have never been convinced I've seen it in any of my patients. A representative example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Simvastatin_Survival_Study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Simvastatin_Surviv...
- simik 13y agoAnd, for good measure, a recent ABCTV documentary on the bad science of cholesterol-heart hypothesis and statins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTkyS5yV82Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTkyS5yV82Q
- phillmv 13y agoHe is 87 though. And your great grandmother is still alive. You're gonna do just fine.
- Justsignedup 13y agoa) G.grandmother is 2 years older than grandfather (young mothers in my family) b) 15-20 years of being completely and utterly crippled, unable to walk (over a few minutes at a time), eat salt at all, lay down, stand, etc... not sure if this is much of a life. FYI: if you have clogged arteries, your heart is unable to move the water in your blood, thus if you lay down all that water gathers near the lungs and you can't inhale.