Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications found to reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality in those at high risk. Despite their benefit patients are electing to stop them. Making decisions that affect our health are some of the more important decisions we make. Is the decision to avoid statins a wise one? On this edition of Line One, Your Health Connection we discuss the risks and benefits of statins and as well as some ideas to improve health care decisions.
- Dr. Konrad Kaltenborn – Dr. Kaltenborn received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina in 1980. He is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology (diabetes, thyroid disease and other glandular problems). He is involved with teaching at all levels – CME for physicians, education for medical and nursing students, as well as being a mentor for high school students. Dr. Kaltenborn is currently in the process of publishing a research paper on Vitamin D and Alaskans
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