From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

I'm 62 years old and want to share my perspective on cardiovascular risk as an older member of this community.

My doctor was initially hesitant because of my age, but the SELECT trial included patients up to 72 and showed consistent benefit across age groups. We started at the lowest dose with closer monitoring.

14 months later: down 61 lbs, off atorvastatin, A1C from 8.2% to 5.4%. My cardiologist is thrilled. cardiovascular risk is absolutely relevant for older adults — don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

CRP reduction on cardiovascular risk — this is the lab result that excites me most:

Baseline hsCRP: 12.0 mg/L (high cardiovascular risk)
Month 6 hsCRP: 1.5 mg/L (moderate risk)
Month 12 hsCRP: 0.4 mg/L (low risk)

This level of inflammatory marker reduction is comparable to what you'd see with statin therapy. Combined with the weight loss, my 10-year ASCVD risk score dropped from 19% to 4%. My cardiologist is genuinely impressed.

EndoResFellow said:

CRP reduction on cardiovascular risk — this is the lab result that excites me most: Baseline hsCRP: 12.0 mg/L (high cardiovascular risk) Month 6…

Can confirm. Same sequence, different timescale.

EndoResFellow said:

CRP reduction on cardiovascular risk — this is the lab result that excites me most: Baseline hsCRP: 12.0 mg/L (high cardiovascular risk) Month 6…

Continuous metabolic monitoring dashboard for cardiovascular risk — I track everything in a spreadsheet and here's the month-over-month trend for my key markers:

Weight: consistent downtrend, -1.8 lbs/week average
Fasting glucose (finger stick): stable at 83 mg/dL
Blood pressure (home): 118/73 average
Resting heart rate: 63 bpm (down from 79)
Waist circumference: down 13 inches total

The resting heart rate improvement correlates with cardiovascular fitness gains. Everything is moving in the right direction.

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