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Do Statins Cause Dementia?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

I do apologise for being direct, but this issue is one of the most frequent barriers I encounter to initiating cholesterol-lowering therapy. At the exact same time, cholesterol concentrations are also at their lowest. At the exact same time, cholesterol concentrations are also at their lowest. Let’s break this down.

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How To Reverse Coronary Artery Disease With Lifestyle Measures

Dr. Paddy Barrett

You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. Effect of intensive compared with moderate lipid-lowering therapy on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a randomised controlled trial.

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APOE4 & Cardiovascular Risk

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Every lipoprotein particle has one APO B protein. ( **Please note the B ) When we measure APO B levels, this is what we are measuring to give an estimate of the number of cholesterol particles and the subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease. APO E is also centrally involved in cholesterol metabolism. Here’s how. What to do?

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Why Measuring ApoB Is The Key To Preventing Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

This Is Known As Atherosclerosis. The fundamental cause of atherosclerosis is when a cholesterol particle crosses into the artery wall from the bloodstream, gets stuck, and sets off an inflammatory process 1. ApoB particles crossing the artery wall to cause Atherosclerosis. No atherosclerosis. No heart attacks.

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

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Share While the average Western male and female will develop advanced coronary artery disease by age 55 and 66, respectively, 85% of the Tsimane tribe population over 40 had no evidence of advanced atherosclerosis 2. Coronary atherosclerosis, as evidenced by an abnormal CAC score, is a measure of advanced plaque. 2021 Feb 16;87(1):18.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

1,6 Until recently atherosclerosis has been thought of as the result of passive lipid accumulation in the vessel wall. However, the development of atherosclerosis is now known to be much more complex, with a key role for immune cells and inflammation in conjunction with hyperlipidemia and elevated LDL levels.7

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Abstract WP388: Plasma Eicosanoids Are Associated with Incident Stroke Over Decades in Participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Stroke Journal

Incident stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic) was ascertained until the end of 2021 with adjudication by an expert panel. Cox regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) for incident stroke per doubling of EIC levels, and p-values were FDR corrected. Results:Among the 9,444 participants included, the mean age was 57 (5.7 SD), and 43.2%