Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Generalized linear models with Poisson distribution were used to examine the prevalence and prevalence ratios of self‐reported hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and overweight/obesity among Asian subgroups compared with US‐born NHW adults. Participants' mean (±SD) age was 49±0.1

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It also serves as an inviolable risk factor for diabetes mellitus type II-related mortality. However, trends in IHD-related mortality tend to show disparities, which if addressed, can improve outcomes.Research Question:What are the trends in IHD-associated mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus type II in the USA?Goal:Determining

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:The current AHA stroke prevention guidelines give Class 1 recommendations that patients with AIS and diabetes should receive glucose-lowering agents with cardiovascular benefit to reduce risk of MACE. Patients were identified to have diabetes as derived by the Charlson Comorbidity Index ICD 10 codes E10 through E14.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Methods Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015–2018 were collected and analyzed. Stratified analysis and interaction tests were carried out according to hypertension, diabetes and age. Hypertension and diabetes interacted with high-risk sleep patterns, but age did not.

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Cardiovascular Disease Hypertension Diabetes Research 64

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

The 14 Factors Include: Hearing Loss High LDL cholesterol Less Education Traumatic Brain Injury Depression Social Isolation Hypertension Obesity Smoking Excess Alcohol Diabetes Physical Inactivity Air Pollution Visual Loss Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission When You Intervene Matters.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Excess visceral fat results in a higher risk of insulin resistance, which is the precursor state to diabetes. The relationship between excess weight, a high BMI and the risk of severe insulin resistance and diabetes is clear 4. Relationship of BMI and Risk Of Diabetes. You put their diabetes into remission. Losing 6.5%

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Heart Disease BMI Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease 57

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

High levels of V02 Max and aerobic fitness have also been associated with lower rates of most major chronic diseases, including cancer and diabetes. Those with the very highest levels of fitness have almost nonexistent rates of type 2 diabetes 4. 2018 Apr 10;90(15):e1298-e1305. The relationship is clear. JAMA Netw Open.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When compared with placebo, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists such as once-weekly semaglutide (semaglutide OW T2D) improve cardiovascular outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), whereas dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) do not. However, no head-to-head trials of these 2 incretin-based drug classes have been conducted.

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Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Myocardial Infarction Outpatient 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 10 to 15kg weight loss in those who are overweight can reverse diabetes in 57% of patients with diabetes 1. Even in diabetics of normal weight (BMI<27), weight loss can reverse diabetes 2. 2018 Feb 10;391(10120):541-551. Diabetes 70(Supplement 1):1184-P What should you eat to do this?

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Diet Diabetes Exercise Kidney Disease 88

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Data on HT‐related emergency department (ED) visits are limited.Methods and ResultsA retrospective analysis of 177 450 HT patient ED visits from the 2009 to 2018 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample was conducted. HT volumes and HT‐related ED visits increased from 2009 to 2018. Length of stay was 3.1 days (interquartile range, 1.6–5.9

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 25, 2023

There are significant data that show that if you have obesity, you have a high risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, type 2 diabetes (T2D) or risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. [1] I think we live in a very exciting time right now for those who work in diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Many pharmacies ran out of stock, and access was often restricted to keep available supplies for diabetics where the drug class had originally been developed. Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes. 2018 Dec 3;10(12):1876. N Engl J Med. 2023 Nov 11. Am Heart J. 2020 Nov;229:61-69. N Engl J Med.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

Method Retrospective analysis of STEMI patients treated with PCI from April 2018 to April 2021 in Fuyang People’s Hospital. Lasso regression was used to screen the risk factors for the first occurrence of MACE in patients, and multifactorial logistic regression analysis was used to construct a prediction model.

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Myocardial Infarction STEMI Hypertension Diabetes 40

Open Heart

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Data from 36 970 consecutive PCI cases performed between 2014 and 2018 were analysed. Those who developed renal impairment were more comorbid, with higher rates of diabetes (22% vs 38% vs 38%, p<0.001), peripheral vascular disease (3.4% 96.3% (n=35 611) of patients did not develop NRI.

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Kidney Disease Outcomes Diabetes 52

Open Heart

JULY 10, 2023

Methods From the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink-GOLD dataset, 2 January 1998–30 November 2018, we identified individuals aged ≥30 years without known AF. to 13.01; 4.06), diabetes mellitus (123.3; HR 6.85, 95% CI 6.70 to 7.00; median time to event 5.44 years), heart failure (124.7; 12.54, 12.08 2.05, 2.00

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Atrial Fibrillation Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease Innovation 52

Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Methods Cross-sectional study conducted between 2018 and 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes were compared between the periods before (N=2416, 45.2% For diabetes, prevalence did not change but awareness increased 5.76 (95% CI 1.23

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The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

We present the cumulative percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data of all comers (stable angina and acute coronary syndromes [ACS]) who presented to Hadi Clinic between January 2018 and December 2020. A total of 567 patients underwent coronary catheterisation for the three-year period between January 2018 and December 2020.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Cardiogenic Shock Angina STEMI 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

If you take someone who has multiple risk factors for heart disease, including diabetes, smoking, abnormal cholesterol and high blood pressure, they have a 42 times higher risk of a heart attack compared to someone who does not have any of these factors. 2018 Apr;15(4):215-229. No real surprise there. Mayo Clin Proc. Nat Rev Cardiol.

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Heart Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack Risk Factors 85

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The purpose of this study is to clarify the incidence rate of IHOS among hospitalized patients and to investigate the risk factors associated with IHOS.Methods:Patients consecutively admitted to the Nippon Medical School hospital between April 2018 and March 2023 were assessed.

Risk Factors 40

Risk Factors Hospital Atrial Fibrillation Stroke 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We calculated total patients with potentially undiagnosed hypertension and compared patients flagged for undiagnosed hypertension to those with diagnosed hypertension and to the full patient panel across individual characteristics, clinical and health system factors (eg, clinic of care), and timing.

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Hypertension COVID-19 Medicaid Medicare 45

Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Between 2016 and 2018, 3285 MESA participants from 6 field centers underwent comprehensive speckle-tracking echocardiography with passive leg raise maneuver, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, 6-minute walk test, arterial stiffness assessment, and proteomics (including NT-proBNP [N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide]).Results:Median

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Atherosclerosis Risk Factors Kidney Disease 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aim to study if patients with severe cervical myalgias and FHP have an increased risk of posterior circulation stroke.Methods:We identified all adult patients with posterior circulation stroke and diagnosis of cervical myalgia at Loyola University Medical Center from January 2018 to January 2023. The average C2 tilt of cases was 22.9

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Risk Factors Circulation Atrial Fibrillation Stroke 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

17.4]) and was also more likely to have diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, BMI ≥ 25, anemia, metastatic cancer, and atrial fibrillation. The overall study population was compared to the general population, non-hemophilia. The hemophilia cohort was slightly older (63.2[16.8]

Risk Factors 40

Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Outcomes 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here, we aimed to develop a nomogram model utilizing multimodal data for the risk stratification of AF recurrence following catheter ablation in individuals diagnosed with PFO and new-onset PAF.Methods:Patients with PFO and PAF who underwent catheter ablation at our hospital from January 2018 to June 2020 were consecutively enrolled.

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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Risk Factors Diabetes 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Therefore, we examined the temporal trends in cardiovascular conditions among Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian adults living in the U.S.Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2004-2018 National Health Interview Survey.

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Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease Obesity Heart attacks 40

Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

METHODS:The J-HOP study enrolled outpatients with ≥1 cardiovascular risk factor between 2005 and 2012, with follow-up until March 2015 and extended follow-up from December 2017 to May 2018. Findings were similar in the subgroup of high-risk patients (those with diabetes or stroke history).CONCLUSIONS:These

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Blood Pressure Coronary Artery Disease Cardiovascular Disease Heart Failure 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This study compares outcomes of these treatments and evaluates the correlation between clinical features and medical history with 30-day outcome.Methods:Patients with VBAS were identified from the 2017-2018 National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Hypertension (HTN, 85.4%) and diabetes (DM, 18.9%) were prevalent. Mean age was 69.45

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Stenosis Inpatient Stents Stent 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

2018 Mar;68(668):151-152. JACC Volume 79, Issue 17 , 3 May 2022, Pages 1690-1700 9 Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 4;376(18):1713-1722. 7 Secondary prevention following myocardial infarction: a clinical update. Br J Gen Pract. N Engl J Med. 2023 Nov 11.

Heart Disease 104

Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks 104

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This study examined the relationship between marijuana use, ASCVD risk factors, and cardiometabolic risk profiles.METHODS:US adults (18–59 years) without cardiovascular disease were identified from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2018) based on self-reported marijuana use. female; 13% non-Hispanic Black), 26.6%

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Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease Cholesterol Biomarkers 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

Insulin resistance is a precursor condition to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, both major drivers of heart disease. 2018 Apr 10;90(15):e1298-e1305. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance. Insulin resistance is a significant driver of cardiovascular risk. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2023 Jul;4(7):e345-e353.

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Heart Disease Dementia Obesity Heart attacks 104

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in today's case is a male in his 70s with hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus. His wife contacted the ambulance service after the patient experienced an episode of loss of consciousness. The syncope lasted about 2-3 minutes according to his wife.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status post DES to his proximal RCA 3 years prior presented to the emergency department at around 3 AM complaining of chest pain onset around 9 PM the evening prior.

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Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Blog Stents 125

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Repeat ECGs make difficult decisions easier. -- Comment by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 12/29/2018 ): -- Superb case by Dr. Pendell Meyers, which highlights recognition of subtle acute findings. Although I arrived at the same conclusion as Drs.

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Chest Pain STEMI Hypertension Diabetes 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Just for clarity, type 2 diabetes is when insulin resistance progresses to the point that your body can no longer keep your blood glucose levels under control. So if you have type 2 diabetes, you, by definition, are insulin resistant. Epub 2018 Nov 27. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2019 Feb;17(1):46-52. doi: 10.1089/met.2018.0105.

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Blood Pressure Risk Factors Diabetes Cholesterol 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

LDL cholesterol, when measured in the context of diabetes, metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance, is not an accurate reflection of the number of apoB particles in circulation. 4 Apolipoprotein B but not LDL cholesterol is associated with coronary artery calcification in type 2 diabetic whites. Eur Heart J. 2009 Aug;58(8):1887-92.

Cholesterol 52

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

A patient in their 40s with type 1 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with 5 days of “flu-like” illness. The January 30, 2018 post — for PTA. Edits by Willy Frick. They had difficulty describing their symptoms, but complained of severe weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, and chest pain.

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Chest Pain Blog Critical Care Arrhythmia 67

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

What do you think would happen to someone's blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, or blood glucose if you were to evaluate what happens after you stop their blood pressure, cholesterol-lowering, or diabetes medication? 2018 Jan;102(1):183-197. Diabetes Obes Metab. The exact same thing. But we know one thing for certain.

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Obesity Blood Pressure Diet Exercise 52