Every time I tell a patient they have coronary artery disease, their first response is usually:
“Can you get rid of it?”
My response:
Get rid of it completely?
No.
Potentially get the plaque to reduce in size, become more stable and potentially less likely to cause a heart attack?
Yes.
When evaluating cardiovascular risk, we must always think about three s…
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