In so many cases; Yes! Medications are necessary, but healthy habits can greatly modify the picture of cardiological problems. Gheller - Professor & Specialist Medicine of the exercise and Sport Specific individuals may benefit from knowing their coronary arterial calcium (CAC) score including patients who are hesitant to start statin therapy and wish to better understand their ASCVD risk, patients who have discontinued statin therapy due to side effects and would like to assess the need for restarting statin therapy, and older patients who hope to further understand whether they would benefit from statin therapy. Check out this infographic by Drs. Yang and German to learn more about CAC! https://bit.ly/45xo5ED
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