Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia. 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia.

Dementia 96

Dementia Blood Pressure Obesity Cholesterol 96

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

JANUARY 17, 2022

However over the past few years there have been several studies which have studied AF patients and discovered patients with AF have a significantly higher prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia and as we do not have any clinical guidelines as yet, we have to try and work out for ourselves as to why there is this association.

Dementia 52

Dementia Ablation Risk Factors Atrial Fibrillation 52

DAIC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. About 2 million of these people had been diagnosed with A-Fib, and the numbers grew over time, rising from 4.49 million.

Atrial Fibrillation 52

Atrial Fibrillation Quality of Life Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 22, 2023

Being a carrier of the APOE4 gene variant is associated with higher rates of the most common type of dementia, late-onset dementia. Of those with late-onset dementia, up to 65% are carriers of the APOE4 gene variant 1. Of those with late-onset dementia, up to 65% are carriers of the APOE4 gene variant 1. What to do?

Cholesterol 52

Cholesterol Dementia Cardiovascular Disease Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. BMC Endow Disorders 2009 The issue with using waist circumference to identify insulin resistance is that it likely only flags it as an issue when things have progressed very far. 2009 Jan 12;9:1. 2018.0105.

Blood Pressure 52

Blood Pressure Risk Factors Diabetes Cholesterol 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). Yield of Diagnostic Tests in Evaluating Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1299-1305.

Arrhythmia 52

Arrhythmia Outcomes Risk Factors Chest Pain 52