Posts tagged #heartdisease

Chayakrit Krittanawong, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI @Drkrittanawong · 19 Sept

🩺 Weekend Wellness Myth

❌ Myth: A CAC scan prevents a heart attack. CAC is sometimes even described as the “mammogram for the heart” ✅ Reality: Not exactly Everyone knows what a mammogram is. But many people have never heard of CAC. CAC = coronary artery calcium It’s a measurement from a CT scan...

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Chayakrit Krittanawong, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI @Drkrittanawong · 19 Sept

Non-HDL cholesterol

Honestly, the cholesterol world is complicated and almost like the universe 🌌 But there’s a cholesterol number already on your standard blood test that many people overlook: Non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C) Here’s the simple math: Non-HDL-C = Total cholesterol − HDL (“good”...

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