9 Trials That Proved Heart Disease Can Reverse
A cardiologist walks through nine landmark imaging trials that used IVUS, OCT, and NIRS to directly observe coronary plaque shrinking and stabilizing in living patients, overturning decades of belief that heart disease only gets worse.
You'll learn how aggressive LDL and ApoB lowering changed plaque volume, cap thickness, and lipid content across statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors. The episode ends with a 2023 trial targeting silent, non-obstructive plaques before they ever cause a heart attack.
Read the full post: https://dralo.net/blog/reverse
Questions this episode answers:
Can heart disease actually be reversed?
What do IVUS, OCT, and NIRS imaging trials show about plaque?
How low should LDL go to reverse atherosclerosis?
What is the GLAGOV trial and why does it matter?
Does lowering ApoB help shrink arterial plaque?
What happens to coronary plaque right after a heart attack?
Keywords: heart disease reversal, plaque regression, ivus imaging, oct imaging, nirs imaging, statin therapy, pcsk9 inhibitors, ldl cholesterol, apob particles, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis trials, cardiology research
This episode is for education only and is not medical advice. Talk to your own clinician about your own situation.
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