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#96 - Kenne Dein Risiko: Herzinfarkt, Cholesterin & Genetik | Prof. Heribert Schunkert bei Männergesundheit
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#96 - Know Your Risk: Heart Attack, Cholesterol & Genetics | Prof. Heribert Schunkert on Men's Health

Dr. Jonathan Apasu

Testosteron Experte von Adon Health

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in men, but the risk is not just fate. In this episode, Professor Dr. Heribert Schunkert, one of Germany's leading cardiologists, discusses the true causes of heart attack, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease – and why genetics and lifestyle must always be considered together.

 

We talk about how smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, inflammation, and elevated blood lipids damage blood vessels, what role LDL, triglycerides, and lipoprotein(a) truly play, and why many popular blood values are often misunderstood. We also discuss genetic predisposition, familial hypercholesterolemia, polygenic risk scores, and the crucial question: What can one do specifically to prevent heart attack and vascular diseases early on?

 

Topics of this episode:

 

  • How arteriosclerosis and heart attack truly develop

  • Why smoking, vaping, and nicotine harm blood vessels

  • High blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity as central risk factors

  • LDL, triglycerides, ApoB, and lipoprotein(a) explained simply

  • Why HDL is not simply the "good cholesterol"

  • Genetics, family history, and modern prevention of heart diseases

  • Why prevention is more effective the higher the genetic risk

  • The role of exercise, stress reduction, and early lifestyle changes

 

If you want to understand how to better assess your personal heart attack risk and specifically protect your heart health, then this episode is a must. 

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