Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Stress Testing, section of Preventive Cardiology and a staff cardiologist, Section of Clinical Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology in the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Specialties: clinical cardiology, stress testing and cardiac rehabilitation, coronary artery disease/cardiac catheterization, lipid disorders and prevention
Dr. Rocco discusses statins, a drug used to treat high cholesterol, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. You will learn about:
- the relationship between high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk
- the benefit of statins
- side effects of statins and what to do if they occur
- what to do if you have statin intolerance
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