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150501 - Follow up ref SDS 13 0000. ref SDS 12 0000.
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150901 - Received another lettr from Doctor Stewart saying...
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150903 - 1. Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] CCTA Calcium Score and Labs
150904 - Date: 2015-11-24 09:45
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150909 - 2. The other issue that you may find useful is that all statins decrease
150910 - Co-enzyme Q10 (this enzyme makes it so your body can turn food into
150911 - energy). Supplementing with CoQ10 or Ubiquinol can reverse this and
150912 - restore your ability to exercise. This supplement is not on the VA
150913 - formulary - but is available in many drug stores. The best ones are
150914 - the Ubiquinol formulations in oil (better absorption).
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150917 - This letter follows up on initial recommendation to consider CoQ10,
150918 - reported during meeting with Doctor Stewart on 150526 1300.
150919 - ref SDS 3 8M58
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150922 - [On 151203 0953 brief meeting with Doctor Stewart - thanked
150923 - her for articles she sent on 151124, presenting side
150924 - effects taking Atorvastatin 10 mg lowers CoQ10 required to
150925 - metabolize food into energy, ref SDS 14 4X5I; further
150926 - advised that careful review of articles submitted on
150927 - 151119, provide important guidance on CCTA protocols,
150928 - ref SDS 12 0R5J, for collaborating with Radiology to clarify
150929 - vague findings reported for CCTA test on 151019.
150930 - ref SDS 7 JW8O
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150933 - [On 140101 0600 at 151213 begin takng CoQ10 in Ubiquinol to
150934 - replace CoQ10 depleted by taking Atorvastatin. ref SDS 1
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150938 - [On 140101 0600 on 151222 time 11 miles 172 minutes best
150939 - since July; may indicate cumulative negative effects taking
150940 - statin medications the past 5 years, and consequent
150941 - benefits of increased energy starting to take Ubiquinol
150942 - CoQ10 on 151213. ref SDS 1 H26H
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150945 - [On 140101 0600 on 160104 time 11 miles 168 minutes, first
150946 - time under 170 minutes since August - seems like a miracle,
150947 - ref SDS 2 GF4O; on 140119 11 miles 163 minutes. ref SDS 1
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150951 - The doctor responds to the letter submitted on 151120 2312.
150952 - ref SDS 13 4X5I
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150955 - Wikipedia research says in part...
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150957 - Statins can reduce serum levels of CoQ10 by up to 40%.
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150959 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenzyme_Q10#Inhibition_by_statins_and_beta_blockers
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150963 - Letter from Doctor Stewart continues...
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150965 - 3. In addition, there is another drug class that lowers cholesterol but
150966 - does not decrease CoQ10 - this is Fenofibrate.
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150968 - [On 151203 0953 Doctor Stewart reminded to research
150969 - Fenofibrate; assured this will be done for review with
150970 - Doctor Simpson in Cardiology considering alternatives to
150971 - Atorvastatin 10 mg, which is causing severe side effects.
150972 - ref SDS 15 MY9N
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150975 - 4. I have attached several articles documenting these findings that you can
150976 - share with your primary MD.
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150979 - 5. Lygia Stewart, MD
150980 - Chief General Surgery, SF VAMC
150981 - Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF
150982 - Chair VA NSO General Surgery Advisory Board
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