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Joel Kahn

Management of Lipoprotein(a) Cholesterol with Diet and Supplements: A Case Study

Understanding heart diseases, particularly the risk of heart attack, strokes, valvular diseases requiring stents or cardiac surgery, is a…

4 min readOct 24, 2020

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Management of Lipoprotein(a) Cholesterol with Diet and Supplements: A Case Study

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Joel Kahn

Heart Attack in a Healthy 34-Year Old With Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Cholesterol

Everyone has heard about LDL cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and smoking in terms of heart disease risk…

4 min readOct 18, 2020

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Left Main Heart Stent at Age 34: The Importance of Lipoprotein(a)

In medical school nearly 40 years ago I was taught that heart disease is mainly due to smoking, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol…

5 min readSep 26, 2020

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Joel Kahn

An Explosion of New Data for Plant Diets: 8 You Should Know

Making optimal decisions on your diet choices is one of the most important parameters of achieving and maintaining long-term health…

4 min readJul 19, 2020

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The Spine Bone is Connected to the Heart Bone: Stretching for Health

Hundreds of years ago, English physician Thomas Sydenham taught that “a man is as old as his arteries.” We usually don’t think about the…

3 min readJul 6, 2020

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Joel Kahn

COVID-19 and Lipoprotein(a): Time for Widespread Testing

Lipoprotein(a) is a still largely unknown LDL-cholesterol like molecule. It is, however, the most frequent inherited risk factor for heart…

3 min readMay 17, 2020

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Brush and Flossing Your Heart Arteries in Heart Month

The advice on heart health tips is abundant in February, traditionally celebrated as Heart Month.

4 min readFeb 7, 2020

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Implementing the ISCHEMIA Trial: A Case Study

This week a 59-year old woman traveled 2 hours to my office for a 2nd opinion. She was 5’3 and weighed 252 lbs., down from a peak of 320…

5 min readDec 24, 2019

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Holiday Gifts I Love and Use: A Dozen Ideas

It is that time of year. Gifts are exchanged in many cultures. The ugly sweater? The spice mix? The newest online game? If you have to…

4 min readDec 13, 2019

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Why You Must Know if Your Heart Calcium Score is Zero

What is a coronary artery calcium scan (CACS)?

4 min readNov 27, 2019

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Joel Kahn

Joel Kahn

Professor of Cardiology, Summa cum Laude grad, Kahn Center for Longevity and GreenSpace Cafe. www.drjoelkahn.com @drjkahn. Author The Plant Based Solution NEW

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