Diet, Cholesterol and the Question No One Can Answer in Advance

Deciding whether a statin is right for you depends on two things: your measurable cardiovascular risk and how much your cholesterol is actually influenced by diet. Both questions have real answers, and understanding them helps you and your doctor make a more informed, personalised decision together.

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What is The Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic Podcast?

The Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic Podcast features AI-generated discussions based on clinical articles published by The Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic (SCVC).

Each episode explores contemporary issues in cardiology and cardiometabolic health, translating detailed blog content into an accessible audio format. Topics include cardiovascular risk, metabolic health, prevention strategies and structured clinical escalation.

The series is authored by Dr Edward Leatham, Consultant Cardiologist, and is intended for GPs, junior doctors and patients. It may also be of interest to healthcare professionals and others involved in the wider cardiovascular health sector.

Disclosure

Dr Leatham is Director and Founder of the Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic and, since 2019, Co-Founder and Managing Director of HeartScanDirect (https://www.heartscandirect.com/), one of the UK’s leading cardiac CT providers specialising in AI-processed scans and among the few cardiologist-led CT services in the country. Dr Leatham’s own private medical practice is based at the Surrey cardiovascular clinic and therefore has a major financial interest in the Surrey Cardiovascular clinic, the Virtual Cath Lab and Vat-Trap.com. He has no financial relationship with any pharma company or product.

A full disclosure is available at https://www.vat-trap.com/disclosures.