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Five Things Every Middle Aged Adult Should Know About Sleep & Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Poor Sleep Might Eliminate The Benefits Of Exercise & Dementia. High levels of aerobic fitness are closely linked to lower rates of future dementia 1. Regular physical activity is arguably one of the biggest factors preventing dementia. When it comes to preventing dementia, this could not be truer.

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Highlights from The National Lipid Association (NLA) Scientific Sessions 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

This is a focused update to the 2019 NLA Scientific Statement on the Use of Lipoprotein(a) in Clinical Practice. He highlighted that cardiovascular health is essential for cognitive health, noting the common occurrence of vascular dementia. The interplay of Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and CVD : Dr. Harold E.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Thought

DAIC

A-Fib, as the condition is commonly known, has been on the rise for at least the past decade, driven by the aging of the population, along with increasing rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million.

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Dementia Up to 40% of dementia cases could be prevented by focusing on modifiable risk factors 11. Those with high blood pressure from midlife have twice the risk of developing dementia over a 25-year follow-up 12. In most Western populations, dementia consistently ranks as a leading cause of death. Adults: Fall 2019.

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

A-Fib, as the condition is commonly known, has been on the rise for at least the past decade, driven by the aging of the population, along with increasing rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019. million U.S. million.

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ACC/AHA Release Updated 2023 Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

These new guidelines provide necessary updates to both the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and the 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. million.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

When the Mail on Sunday published their libelous articles about me on March 3 rd , 2019, I was expecting it. In the Sunday Times of April 23 rd , 2017, this article appeared, entitled ‘ Kellogg’s smothers health crisis in sugar – The cereals giant is funding studies that undermine official warnings on obesity.’