Coronary Artery Disease, Questions and Answers

Coronary Artery Disease, Questions and Answers by Jeffrey Dach MD A young doctor sent me an email. He was reading my book on coronary artery disease, called Heart Book, and had a few questions regarding the mechanism of atherosclerosis. He … Continue reading

Coronary Artery Calcification and Lipoprotein (a)

Coronary Artery Calcification and Lipoprotein (a) by Jeffrey Dach MD Sam is a 56 year old music conductor at the local symphony. Lately Sam has been having chest pain unrelieved by antacid drugs. His cardiologist did an evaluation showing that … Continue reading

Does Cholesterol Cause Coronary Artery Disease ?

Does Cholesterol Cause Coronary Artery Disease

Does Cholesterol Cause Coronary Artery Disease ? Part Two, for part one click here. A Reappraisal of the Lipid Hypothesis In the Sept 2018 Amer J Med, Dr Robert Dubroff points out an inconvenient truth.  Since clinical trial regulations were … Continue reading

LDL-Cholesterol Does Not Cause Coronary Artery Disease

LDL-Cholesterol Does Not Cause Coronary Artery Disease by Jeffrey Dach MD My new book on prevention of cardiovascular disease entitled “Heart Book” came out on Amazon in August 2018.  About the same time, an article by Dr Uffe Ravnskov appeared … Continue reading

Evolocumab Are You Joking Me?

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Evolocumab, Are You Joking Me? by Jeffrey Dach MD Ralph is a 48 year old divorce lawyer who arrives in my office with a history of familial hypercholesterolemia.  Every lab panel since he was a kid showed a cholesterol of … Continue reading