Cholesterol Crystals are a new health risk I had never heard about.

GaleHawkins
GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817170015.htm


"Cholesterol crystals are sure sign a heart attack may loom

A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows just how much of a role a person's cholesterol plays, when in a crystallized state, during a heart attack."

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  • gwendyprism
    gwendyprism Posts: 222 Member
    New info to me.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Went down a rabbit hole with this one, lol, it led me to gut microbiota affecting movement, and a special protein that causes lab bred obesegenic mice to lose 1/3rd of their weight. ALL interesting. thanks!
  • swezeytba
    swezeytba Posts: 624 Member
    Very interesting. My husband just had a heart attack in August at only 48 years old. Doctors can't really determine what caused it as his blood cholesterol, blood pressure are good and he doesn't have a family history. Makes me wonder though....
  • spruitt417
    spruitt417 Posts: 101 Member
    Cholesterol crystals destroyed my gall bladder & I had it removed when I was 21. I also had a heart attack in my late 30's, so I'm sure it's all connected.