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Mayo Clinic Minute: Reversing versus preventing heart disease
You can help prevent heart disease if you exercise regularly, eat right, maintain a healthy weight, reduce stress and don't smoke. But can you do anything to reverse it if you already have it? Dr. Stephen Kopecky says even if you have known heart disease, you can help improve your risk factors for developing blockages […]
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Reversing heart disease: Mayo Clinic Radio
On the Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses how heart disease can be reversed. This interview originally aired Feb. 15, 2020. Learn more about heart disease:
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Statins plus lifestyle equals healthy life
Taking a statin helps keep your cholesterol levels in check. How can that be? Dr. Stephen Kopecky explains that some people ask to be put on a statin. That's because statins, while important and effective, are just one part of the whole heart-healthy picture. When you combine a statin with regular exercise, maintaining a healthy […]
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