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Dr. Daniel Soffer
Lipidologist and internal medicine physician
Lipids and preventive cardiology
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Focus: Lipids, Preventive cardiology, Cholesterol treatment
A lipid specialist and internal medicine physician focused on preventing heart disease. He works on lipid-lowering treatment and cardiovascular risk. His approach follows mainstream preventive cardiology.
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Lowering ApoB and cholesterol: which therapies cut heart risk
Heart disease from narrowing arteries usually builds up gradually over decades, as cholesterol-carrying particles lodge in the artery wall and form fatty plaques. A blood marker called ApoB counts these particles directly, and it can flag risk a standard cholesterol test misses. Several proven medicines lower these particles in different ways. This discussion covers how they work, how well they prevent heart attacks and strokes, and why starting earlier may matter.