The cardiovascular profile can be significantly different in individuals depending on multiple metabolic factors. Those with a predisposition to a longer-term degenerative cardiovascular picture constitute the “CHF” type. Whereas, the “MI” type will often have very few clinical indicators that tend to be well masked by compensatory mechanisms. The CHF type is more likely to have their SGOT/AST out of reference range.

© 2004 Dicken Weatherby, ND

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