Re: Re: Carotid IMT Nonatherosclerotic causes

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Thursday, March 15, 2007, 2:48:31 PM, Rodney wrote:

R> Hi Ken:

R> Are you sure about this? (Second sentance attached below)

You'll remember the famous study of over a year ago where really heavy

doses of statins were shown to reverse plaque. My father (81)

post-stroke went into a really good diet (designed by me), which

together with a regular-dosage fibrate drug had his lipid profile in

the same low range as those study subjects. Plus, exercise had

increased HDL somewhat.

But the carotid scan was exactly the same as ever. Zero improvement. I

specifically asked and both the GP and the vascular specialist both

told me that a carotid would not regress. I did some research online

and found out the same.

(sorry for slow replies but I seem to be stuck in moderated status)

> If so how R> can that be reconciled with:

R> " Carotid artery IMT was approximately 40% less in the CR group than in

R> the comparison group. "

R> (From what has become known here as 'The WUSTL Study': PMID:

R> 15096581)

R> The CR subjects had not always been restricted. Presumably prior to

R> their starting CR their carotid IMT had been similar to that of the

R> control group?

R> More good news!

R> Rodney.

R>

>> Everybody here would already know (since Ornish) that

>> atherosclerosis in cardiac arteries might be reversed. **** But

>> that doesn't happen in a carotid ****.