Heart Doc VIP with Dr. Joel Kahn Episode 463: Three Ways to Cleanse Your Blood
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Oct 14, 2025 Discover advanced techniques for cleansing the blood, including LDL apheresis, which removes harmful cholesterol. Dive into innovative treatments like EBOO, enhancing oxygenation and pain management, and TPE for wellness. Dr. Kahn discusses the significance of personalized cholesterol-lowering therapies and tools to assess long-term risk. Learn how the Mayo Clinic's decision aid and calcium scoring can tailor treatment plans. This episode combines cutting-edge science with practical strategies for heart health.
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Think Long Term For Statin Decisions
- Use long-term perspective when weighing statin benefits because short trials can understate lifetime advantages.
- Consider lifetime risk reduction, not just 2–4 year absolute risk numbers, when deciding on statins.
Use The Mayo Statin Decision Aid
- Try the Mayo Clinic Statin Choice Decision Aid if you have no prior heart attack or stroke to compare no therapy versus low/high dose statins.
- Enter your age, lipids, blood pressure and CRP to see absolute and relative risk over 10 years.
Get A Calcium Score And Use PREVENT
- Get a coronary calcium score to better decide on statin therapy; it frequently changes management.
- Use the PREVENT 30-year calculator to model long-term risk and potential benefit from lowering LDL.
