"Mitral valve prolapse has varying severity, and different thresholds to call it such depending on the reader. The likelihood is that your valve is (mostly) normal."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist

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"Statins are beneficial and harmless to most patients. In patients that cannot take them, or if the numbers are bad despite being on them, many alternatives exist – including multiple types of injections."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist

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"The most common reason for this is your heart “skipping beats”, which is benign. However, dangerous arrhythmias can be ruled by performing rhythm monitoring with a patch."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist

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"While we are very good at doing aortic valve replacements through the groin, this is still not the current strategy for patients under the age of 60. Maybe in the future."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist

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Dr. Alexander Postalian explains what Lipoprotein A is, why it's important, and what it means for your heart health. He also discusses the future of treatments for Lipoprotein A and what you can do to stay healthy in the meantime.

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On this episode of Asked and Answered, Dr. Alexander Postalian answers a question from a patient, regarding their calcium score and whether or not 732 is considered too "high".

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On this episode of Asked and Answered, general and interventional cardiologist Dr. Alexander Postalian answers some of the most common questions that he gets from patients regarding cardiovascular health.

The questions in this podcast are related to the following topics:

• Assessing chest pain and discomfort
• Medical procedure
• Medications

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On this episode of Asked and Answered, Dr. Stephanie Coulter sits down with Dr. Briana Costello to discuss when patients should start to be concerned about heart disease if they are overweight.

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