Coronary Artery Disease: Articles

Coronary artery disease develops over decades through inflammation, lipid infiltration, and plaque formation. These articles explain how to detect it early with calcium scoring and CIMT, how to stabilize soft plaque, and what genuinely slows progression.

30 articles on Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

Having High LDL Raises Risk For A Cardiac Event

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) Key Points ✓ Age What is LDL? What LDL Test Results Mean Age Cholesterol level Blood pressure Whether you’re a smoker/non-smoker Whether you do/do not take blood pressure medicine How to lower your cholesterol Holistic integrative cardiologist This article was reviewed by Dr. Regina Druz, MD,…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

HDL vs. LDL

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) Having a diet high in processed foods, such as simple sugars, and unhealthy saturated fat, especially from commercially fed animals. Excess weight, or “skinny fat”, otherwise known as metabolically obese. Lack of physical activity. Smoking or heavy metal toxicity from environmental sources.. Age and gender: your cholesterol levels…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

Foods That Help With Cholesterol

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) Key Points ✓ Egg yolks ✓ Poor diet Eating saturated fat found in animal products, and trans fats, found in processed foods, can raise your cholesterol level. ✓ Chest pain ✓ Tomatoes In what foods can cholesterol be found? Egg yolks Meat Cheese What happens if…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

Oxidative Stress and Heart Disease: What It Is, How to Measure It, and How to Reduce It

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) Oxidative stress is one of the primary mechanisms driving cardiovascular disease — yet it rarely appears on a standard cardiology workup. As an integrative cardiologist, Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M measures oxidative burden directly through biomarkers like oxidized LDL and 8-isoprostane, because addressing oxidative…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, Hypertension

Foods That Lower Blood Pressure: A Cardiologist’s Evidence-Based Guide

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHypertension Foods that lower blood pressure are among the most searched cardiovascular topics online — and for good reason. Hypertension affects nearly half of American adults, most of whom are managed with medication alone, without a systematic review of the dietary and lifestyle factors that drive blood pressure elevation. As…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally: An Integrative Cardiologist’s Evidence-Based Guide

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) How to lower cholesterol naturally is one of the questions Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M is most frequently asked — by patients who want to avoid medication, by patients already on statins who want to do more, and by patients whose cholesterol numbers have…
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Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack Prevention, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & Lp(a)

Statin Side Effects: What They Are, What Helps, and Natural Alternatives — An Integrative Cardiologist’s Guide

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack PreventionHeart DiseaseHigh Cholesterol & Lp(a) Statin side effects are one of the most common reasons patients seek out Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M at Holistic Heart Centers — either because they’ve experienced them and want alternatives, or because they’re trying to understand whether their symptoms are statin-related before making…
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Coronary Artery Disease: Articles

Having High LDL Raises Risk For A Cardiac Event

HDL vs. LDL

Foods That Help With Cholesterol

Oxidative Stress and Heart Disease: What It Is, How to Measure It, and How to Reduce It

Foods That Lower Blood Pressure: A Cardiologist’s Evidence-Based Guide

How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally: An Integrative Cardiologist’s Evidence-Based Guide

Statin Side Effects: What They Are, What Helps, and Natural Alternatives — An Integrative Cardiologist’s Guide

Catch Coronary Disease Before Symptoms.