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The Medical Disruptor™ Podcast was made for people who want to take their health to the next level. Dr. E’s mission is to give you reliable, science-based health information through a unique lens, using functional medicine to help you get the answers you’ve been looking for. In our episodes, Dr. E explains the root cause of your symptoms so you can take control, stop suffering and start living. Dr. E wants to empower you to realize your symptoms are NOT in your head while giving you the tools to take control of your health.
Heart Attacks with “Normal” Cholesterol? A Functional Cardiologist Explains
Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E
59 minutes
2 weeks ago
Heart Attacks with “Normal” Cholesterol? A Functional Cardiologist Explains
Heart attacks in people with “normal” cholesterol are not rare outliers. They’re the warning flare that our entire playbook is broken.
In this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with interventional cardiologist-turned-functional cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj to unpack what happens when you do everything “right” on paper… and still end up in the ER with a heart attack.
We get into advanced lipid testing (ApoB, Lp(a), and small dense LDL) and how different LDL particle patterns can drive very different levels of plaque risk. We also break down how standard stress tests miss the very plaques that actually rupture, and why CTA and smarter labs are finally giving us a way to see real cardiovascular risk.
Your labs, your lifestyle, your environment, and your nervous system all matter—and you deserve a plan that reflects that.
Hit play and start upgrading how you think about your heart.
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[00:00:00] Introductions and background
[00:04:31] Eight-heart-attack weekend
[00:06:53] Discovering functional medicine
[00:27:38] Advanced cholesterol labs
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Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E
The Medical Disruptor™ Podcast was made for people who want to take their health to the next level. Dr. E’s mission is to give you reliable, science-based health information through a unique lens, using functional medicine to help you get the answers you’ve been looking for. In our episodes, Dr. E explains the root cause of your symptoms so you can take control, stop suffering and start living. Dr. E wants to empower you to realize your symptoms are NOT in your head while giving you the tools to take control of your health.
