Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When you look at the risk of having a heart attack, it is true that the older you are, the greater the odds of having a heart attack 1. While only 1-2% of those having a heart attack are less than 65 years of age, 1-2% of this very large number means a LOT of heart attacks. So far, so good.

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

This registry will aim to provide world-wide physicians the most accurate information on coronary plaque to improve cardiovascular risk prediction and support the selection of patient-specific treatment,” said Dr. De Cecco. The ultimate goal is to positively impact cardiovascular health globally with a reduction in cardiovascular events."

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Over a long enough time frame, pretty much everyone will get heart disease. By the time you get to age 80, you will almost certainly have evidence of plaque in your coronary arteries - you will have heart disease. But remember: Heart disease doesn’t kill people. Heart attacks do. Think decades.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

To prevent heart disease, you need to know what causes it, how to measure the relevant factors and what to do about them. When we say heart disease, what we really mean is plaque in the artery wall. No heart attacks. That all depends on your overall risk of a future cardiovascular event like a heart attack.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 7, 2024

Heart disease does not kill people. Heart attacks do. Appreciating this distinction is critical to understanding heart disease. Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. In this instance, a heart attack. But does this approach work?

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. Mixed Plaque - A combination of both calcified and NON-calcified plaque. More often than you would think!

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