Take Charge of Your Heart Health; Affordable CT Calcium Score This Month Only-$75 at Longhorn Imaging
September is World Heart Health Month; a perfect time to take proactive steps toward protecting your most vital organ. At Austin Medicine, we’re committed to helping you optimize your health and prevent disease before it starts.
ApoB in 60 Seconds: The Essentials- What you need to know.
You’ve probably heard of LDL (“bad” cholesterol), but there’s a better way to measure your risk for heart disease and it starts with a gene called APOB.
Here’s the short version:
ApoB is a protein that helps carry cholesterol through your blood.
Every LDL, VLDL, and Lp(a) particle (types of cholesterol) has one ApoB protein.
That means the number of ApoB proteins in your blood tells you how many of these potentially harmful particles are floating around.
A common patient question, the answer may shock you- TRUTH about STATINs
Statins provide the greatest benefit for people with existing heart disease, offering a 3–5% absolute risk reduction, while for those without heart disease, the benefit is much smaller, less than 1%. Although widely prescribed, statins do not reduce coronary calcium scores, carry risks like muscle pain, new-onset diabetes, and offer limited value in low-risk individuals.
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