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How many strokes/Heart attacks happen in people with normal Cholesterol and blood pressure levels?
I understand people with High cholesterol or high blood pressure have a much increased chance of having a stroke or heart attack, but how many people have strokes/heart attacks that have completely normal blood pressure levels and normal cholesterol levels? In percentages...
December 28th, 2010 - 14:50
"Michael M" is a person with no medical/scientific training who posts inaccurate statements about cholesterol & heart disease.
Cholesterol is ONE factor in heart disease, not the only one.
When I did cardiology, we would sometimes see these patients come in with an MI. We’d often send a blood sample off for NMR (nuclear spectography) for particle size analysis.
December 28th, 2010 - 14:50
Do a google search of "the cholesterol myths".
Dr. Ravnskov , Dr. Kendrick and Dr. McCully will tell you the truth about cholesterol.
Please confront your doctor witht the info below.
To ckm1956:
There is absolutely NOTHING that I say that is incorrect about cholesterol. Ancel Keys outright lies started this whole thing.
They are only incorrect according to your limited beliefs and dogma.Try KNOWLEDGE instead of dogma for a change.
Again cholesterol is a REPAIR substance. It is only ASSOCIATED with CHD. It is NOT causal and has NEVER been shown to be causal.
There is a LARGE DIFFERENCE between ASSOCIATION and CAUSATION. YOU should KNOW that ckm1956. It’s one of the frist rules of science.
December 28th, 2010 - 14:50
About 50% of heart attacks occur in poeple with normal or low levels of cholesterol. Not sure about strokes.
December 28th, 2010 - 14:50
There are other causes for strokes and heart attacks than just cholesterol and blood pressure, one being tiny holes in the heart that throw off blood clots. A-fibrillation of the heart’s rhythm is another. Smoking is another biggie that can cause heart issues that can led to strokes.