Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Written by Destiny Folk MD, with edits by Meyers, peer reviewed by Smith and Grauer A woman in her late 20s with a past medical history of cervical cancer status post chemotherapy and radiation therapy presented to the emergency department for shortness of breath, chest tightness, and two episodes of syncope. 2013 Sep;26(9):965-1012.e15.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable. 2013 Jun;15(3):134-6. Tsimane Tribe. But if you want to go tribal, I look forward to reading your book.

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Heart Disease Blood Pressure Dementia Atherosclerosis 106

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. 2013 Nov 27;4(6):640-50. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? The answer is yes. J Diabetes Investig.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

BackgroundData on the risk of cardiovascular‐related mortality in patients with cancer are limited.Methods and ResultsThis retrospective cohort study used data from the Osaka Cancer Registry and vital statistics in Japan between 1985 and 2013. Heart disease was the leading cause of noncancer deaths, with 10 686 deaths.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. And if you dare to suggest the idea that low-fat foods do not protect against heart disease, you get much the same treatment.

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