One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol
( CNN) High cholesterol? Here’s a pill. High blood pressure? Here’s two pills. High blood sugar? Here’s two pills and an injection. This is what manydoctors routinely do without ever addressing why the cholesterol, blood pressure or blood sugar is abnormal in the first place.
I am a practicing cardiologist. I trained at some of the finest medical organizations in the world, including Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins, and have been repeatedly recognized for great patient care. But what I really want to achieve professionally is to put myself out of work.
Unfortunately, cardiologists have endless job security. And that’s because we’re treating the wrong thing. My waiting room was full of patients whose numbers I had induced perfect but who still appeared sick and felt terrible. Some even felt worse with all the medications I had set them on. No remedies, just a neverending revolving door of follow-up visits. This is not why I went to medical school.
One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol
One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol
One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol
One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol
One Cardiologist's Mission To Reduce Statin Use For Cholesterol