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How many of you young cards fellows/attendings are on statins to improve your lipid profile? Also any of you taking ASA daily despite not having CAD?
how many of you guys are on a statin?
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I just don't check. I suppose I should, but you know what they say about doctors as patients 😉
I take metamucil daily. One of the peds CT surgeons around here thinks everyone should be on ASA. I need to look more into that.
I take metamucil daily. One of the peds CT surgeons around here thinks everyone should be on ASA. I need to look more into that.
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The primary prevention data for women taking aspirin is weak to nonexistent, so I would not put myself on aspirin. I also don't think that everyone/unselected people should just be taking daily aspirin...remember there is risk of GI bleeding and if you treat enough low risk ppl I think those will outweigh any potential benefit.
If I was male and had a high LDL, especially if there was any family history of premature CAD, I would take a statin in a nanosecond, even if I was 30 something or perhaps even younger. You can only fight your genetics so much with diet and exercise.
If I was male and had a high LDL, especially if there was any family history of premature CAD, I would take a statin in a nanosecond, even if I was 30 something or perhaps even younger. You can only fight your genetics so much with diet and exercise.
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