Dr. Ethan Weiss is a cardiologist and his special interests include preventive cardiology, genetics of coronary disease, risk assessment, and heart disease in the young. In today’s conversation we spoke about misconceptions people have about heart disease, genetic factors involved in heart disease, how to understand cholesterol and triglycerides in the context of heart disease, ketogenic diets for preventative cardiology and so much more.
If you want to understand how to think about your risk assessment for cardiovascular disease and how to prevent it, this conversation is for you.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Welcome to Live Longer World
0:44 Misconceptions of heart disease / young people with heart disease
4:01 Predictors of heart disease
6:59 LDL vs HDL; Triglycerides
12:51 Small-dense LDL vs. Large fluffy LDL
16:09 Dietary Carbohydrates & heart disease risk
25:50 Inflammation & Cardiovascular risk
26:43 Lipoproteins, ApoB, Lp(a)
31:31 Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors
32:45 ApoB as gold standard risk marker
36:50 Triglycerides & Insulin resistance
40:00 Saturated Fat
42:42 Variation in Cholesterol measurement
46:03 Body composition as marker for heart disease risk
51:23 Ketogenic diets & heart health
56:43 Keyto breath sensor
1:01:46 Stress & heart disease
1:04:44 Growth hormone & heart disease
1:07:46 On the shortness of life
1:10:52 Support & Connect with
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