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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
FYI for those on statins
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<blockquote data-quote="Guided_by_Voices" data-source="post: 269410" data-attributes="member: 15235"><p>I agree with the motivation part for those who need that, and I also agree that it is not always clear what is "heart healthy". However given the lag time between an action and it's result (if any) on a CT scan, using the scan to make decisions seems very hard to actually do. Further, a zero score, especially for a younger person where plaque has not had time to develop will give a false degree of confidence. Statins would invalidate the whole concept since their promotion of calcification would cover up the benefit of other actions. I had no signs of plaque on a carotid artery scan about 12 years ago but shortly thereafter realized I was doing a lot of things that were likely heart-harmful, so the good score was probably due to good things overriding bad things, not an absence of bad things. It's also worth noting that while CVD and heart attacks are loosely related, there are plenty of people who have had heart attacks with little or no CVD, and it is the heart attacks that we really want to avoid, since moderate CVD won't kill you but a heart attack or stroke will. Stroke risk is a major additional issue which would argue against saying that a zero CAC score gives you an "all-clear".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guided_by_Voices, post: 269410, member: 15235"] I agree with the motivation part for those who need that, and I also agree that it is not always clear what is "heart healthy". However given the lag time between an action and it's result (if any) on a CT scan, using the scan to make decisions seems very hard to actually do. Further, a zero score, especially for a younger person where plaque has not had time to develop will give a false degree of confidence. Statins would invalidate the whole concept since their promotion of calcification would cover up the benefit of other actions. I had no signs of plaque on a carotid artery scan about 12 years ago but shortly thereafter realized I was doing a lot of things that were likely heart-harmful, so the good score was probably due to good things overriding bad things, not an absence of bad things. It's also worth noting that while CVD and heart attacks are loosely related, there are plenty of people who have had heart attacks with little or no CVD, and it is the heart attacks that we really want to avoid, since moderate CVD won't kill you but a heart attack or stroke will. Stroke risk is a major additional issue which would argue against saying that a zero CAC score gives you an "all-clear". [/QUOTE]
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