Dr Alo Show
Cardiologist & Personal Trainer Dr. Alo
Heart Disease & Cardiology! Board Certified Cardiologist, Internal Medicine, & Personal Trainer. Dr. Alo Discusses Cardiology, Longevity, Health, Wellness! Prevent heart disease, living longer, healthier, and happier. Health, Weight Loss, Diet, Nutrition, Biohacking, and Longevity! Heart disease is the No 1 Killer, but we can completely eliminate it! Find out how! Check out all my FREE STUFF at https://DrAlo.net/links
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Dec 10, 2023 • 29min
How To See Soft Plaque: IVUS, OCT, 3DVUS, CAC, CCTA. What's Best?
Deep dive into imaging modalities that can actually show soft plaque. A deep dive into invasive and non invasive techniques. Comparing CT angiograms CCTA, calcium score CAC, coronary angiography cardiac cath, intravascular ultrasound IVUS, optical coherence tomography OCT, 3D vascular ultrasound 3DVUS, versus lipid levels. PESA, PRECAD, CARDIA trials.
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Dec 10, 2023 • 14min
CAC and CCTA in Lean Mass Hyper Responders Preliminary Results From LMHR Study
Why the latest results on CAC scores and CCTA don't add anything meaningful to the LMHR theory. What should they have checked instead? In fact, the new CAC results actually muddy the waters and confuse those who don't know any better.
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Dec 9, 2023 • 13min
Reverse Causality In Medicine & Why Low Cholesterol Looks Like It May Increase Death Rates
Reverse causation and causality can make it look like LDL cholesterol caused increased death rates. Here is a brilliant study that corrected for all covariates and cofounders and found that shows that when you adjust correctly, low LDL-C is actually protective.
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Dec 9, 2023 • 14min
Does Low LDL Cholesterol Increase Mortality?
The Danish and Korean cohort studies have come out demonstrating that low LDL cholesterol is associated with or increase all cause mortality. Is this true?
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Dec 9, 2023 • 14min
Heart Attacks With Normal LDL Cholesterol Levels?
If cholesterol is so bad, why are most people who have heart attacks coming in with normal cholesterol levels? How is this possible? What's the science behind this? Does LDL cholesterol cause or not cause heart attacks and why is the level normal?
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Dec 6, 2023 • 7min
Cholesterol Balance Test: When To Use It?
What is the cholesterol balance test and when should you use it? Should everyone order this or just cardiologists? Hyperabsorber vs hypersynthesizer of cholesterol. Over absorption vs over production of cholesterol. What medications should you use?
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Dec 6, 2023 • 32min
Cholesterol Medications: Which Ones Do You Pick?
Overview of cholesterol and lipid lowering medications and how do you know when to start them? Which ones do you start first? What do you add next? Should you ever use fibrates?
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Dec 6, 2023 • 9min
Treating Triglycerides? Why?
Most clinicians don't understand triglycerides and are treating elevated triglycerides incorrectly. Here's how you should be treating triglycerides.
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Dec 6, 2023 • 9min
Does Oxidized LDL Matter?
What is oxidized LDL and does it matter? Do seed oils affect oxidized LDL. Is oxidized LDL a real lab value or marker for heart disease?
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Dec 5, 2023 • 17min
11 Ways to Eat Heart Healthy While Poor!
Eating a heart healthy diet doesn't have to be expensive. You can eat heart healthy on a budget. Here are 11 ways to eat better and healthier while on a budget.
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