Statin Nocebo and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Heart HQ – a cardiology podcast

English - October 27, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MB - ★★★ - 1 rating
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In this week's episode, Dr Peter Larsen and Dr Stuart Butterly discuss Statin Nocebo and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).

They explain that statins are an important primary and secondary prevention measure. A big issue for patients is the side-effects from statins. However, Stuart discusses a study that revealed that it might not be the statin, but the act of taking medication that can result in these symptoms (known as a 'nocebo effect'). Peter also outlines his approach for patients that present with side-effects from statins.

Peter and Stuart also discuss 5 things to consider when it comes HCM, the most common type of hereditary heart disease.

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