The Heart Disease Gene Your Doctor Probably Isn't Testing For
Join Dr. Samira Ummatt from Longevity Medical Clinic as she sits down with patient Kelley Moore to discuss how advanced cardiac testing potentially saved her life.
After watching her father suffer multiple heart attacks starting at age 18, Kelley discovered she carries a genetic risk factor that affects 63 million Americans.
What You'll Learn:
• Why standard cholesterol tests miss critical heart disease risks•Lipoprotein(a) - the genetic factor 1 in 5 people carry unknowingly
• LDL particle size analysis and atherogenic markers
• Calcium score testing for plaque detection
• Lifestyle interventions for genetic heart disease risk
00:00 Introduction – why testing can save your life
01:00 Family history: witnessing a heart attack
02:05 Genetic risk discovered – lipoprotein(a)
03:10 Cleveland Heart Lab: advanced testing explained
04:20 What lipoprotein(a) is & why it raises risk
06:00 How plaque forms and leads to heart attacks/strokes
07:05 Calcium scoring test (CT scan) overview
08:10 Lifestyle factors: exercise, muscle, vascular health
09:00 Women, menopause, and hidden heart disease risks
10:00 Lowering risk despite genetics & closing thoughts
