holistic cardiology

Heart Attack PreventionHeart Disease Key Points ✓ Atherosclerosis Burden: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring to quantify plaque. ✓ Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH): When history or labs suggest FH, gene testing (e.g., LDLR, APOB, PCSK9) can confirm diagnosis and inform intensity of lipid-lowering therapy and cascade screening. ✓ CAC quantifies calcified plaque burden (event prediction). ✓ Evidence-Informed…

Heart Attack PreventionHeart Disease Embracing a variety of safe, effective options in the diagnosis and treatment Searching for underlying causes of the disease Discovering not only what kind of disease a patient has but what kind of patient has a disease Illness affects a whole person, not just an isolated event Healing occurs easier when…