70 yr old white male.
Take Zestril and Lipitor each day.
Every day I take my blood p in the mornings under pretty much the exact same
conditions.

you get that?

Doctor started me on Crestor (10mg) about 6 weeks ago. I also take
Attenchlor for BP for years and have also made some dietay changes.(cut
out a lot of sugar s and fats) Triglicerides were also up.
I take 15mg Morphine time release per day for spinal tumors and maybe 2

I just did my Blood Pressure on the a machine at Walmart and it was 134/89
which is listed on the machine as HIGH/NORMAL. On Dr.Koop.com it says:*****
proper diet, weight loss, exercise, and salt and alcohol reduction are
often recommended for patients with hypertension or ...

realities of the people who are sick and dying. Help them in their
practicalities of their day to day lives. Be there for them when others
cannot accept their illness and run away from them.

While it is clear that high cholesterol and especially poor cholesterol
ratios are a risk factor there is some evidence that very low cholesterol
increases some risks too. Low serum cholesterol has been associated with
hemorrhagic stroke, depression and suicide.

I see Little ko0ki Andi ko0ked out and crosspoasted to a load of groups
again, when he had his little hissy fit and tried to attack me. Well
wow. Ain't I hurt.
I didn't even read the post, it's same old, same old with ko0ki Andi. He

Go to  http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/about
Right column shows:
All time top posters
16755   Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD

Underappreciated Statin-Induced Myopathic Weakness Causes Disability
Bruce H. Dobkin
University of California Los Angeles, Reed Neurologic Research Center,
bdob...@mednet.ucla.edu

I am a 55 y/o male, 165 pounds.  In good health.  Exercise daily.  My BP has
always been "high normal."
Over the past few years, its crept up and is usually 135/80, but sometimes
higher systolic into the 140's.

http://www.eurekalert.org/ 6/3/06, 6:48 AM  
"We hypothesize that obesity carries no adverse mortality impact above
the age of 60 years--possibly even from age 55 to 50 years. This remains
to be tested," they added."

He made 1524 posts in April 2006, I wonder how many of them were religious

Has anyone who has had peripheral vascular bypass or stent surgury been
involved in the PERIOPERATIVE BETA BLOCKER STUDY.
It is a study if one is having (they are now using it certain hospitals
in vascular surgery) But it can be for any surgury other than cardiac

Statins and Low-Grade Myopathy
Statins (hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase
inhibitors) are highly effective drugs for reducing serum
cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.