Cardiologist explains new cholesterol guidance | Heart health

Hi everybody – I’m Dr. Michael Richman a double board certified cardiothoracic surgeon. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. Today we’re going be talking about the necessity of measuring the calcium in your heart arteries. Basically it is totally unnecessary and I am going to discuss atherosclerosis and the causes and what to do about it. I will also cite the most important studies showing that it is your genetics that matter most. Hopefully all

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