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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Thought

DAIC

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5 percent of the population, or 10.5 percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million U.S.

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Abstract WMP94: Trends in Co-morbidities and Mortality in Rescue Stenting and Elective Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: National Inpatient Sample Data Analysis

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP94-AWMP94, February 1, 2025. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2009 to 2020, evaluating patients who presented with stroke from ICAD and were treated with angioplasty and stenting and analyzed presenting co-morbidities and patient outcomes. vs 4.6%), obesity (26.4%

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America’s Growing CVD Problem

CardiacWire

Heart Disease in 2050 – The AHA warned of massive heart disease increases by 2050, spanning CVD (+60%), diabetes (+100%), obesity (+70%), hypertension (+44%), heart failure (+66%), and stroke (+100%). Add all that up and the cost of treating adult CVD and stroke patients will increase by 195% to $1.85 adult population.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5 percent of the population, or 10.5 percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million U.S.

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Do Statins Cause Diabetes?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The reduced events included: 44% reduction in major heart events (Heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular death etc.) In addition to elevated fasting glucose, there are many other risk factors for developing diabetes, including: Metabolic syndrome BMI > 30 (Obese category) Elevated HBA1c - Not in the diabetes category but above normal.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

This misinformation would have resulted in many thousands of people giving up their medication and suffering heart attacks and strokes as a result. The study, published in the Journal Obesity Facts relied on evidence from 14 studies. With thousands dying. The spectre of Andrew Wakefield and the MMR ‘scandal’ would be raised.