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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. Sci Rep 11 , 7999 (2021). 2021 Jun;14(6):1192-1202. Reversing or regressing coronary artery disease is possible. Springer, Cham. 5 Ornish, D.;

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Exploring Obesity and the Latest Advances in Weight Loss Drugs during Healthy Weight Week

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

It increases the likelihood of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2021 as a once-weekly injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity and at least one weight-related condition such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension.

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Should You Take Ozempic To Lose Weight?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It is no more a moral failing to take one of these medications if you have obesity than it is to take a blood pressure-lowering medication if you have high blood pressure. 2021 Mar 18;384(11):989-1002. They are simply one of many tools we have to manage excess weight. I told you they didn’t work.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Cardiology Care

SoftCath

Using digital cardiac care tools resulted in an increase considering their positive role in monitoring health through: Smoking cessation Weight loss programs Optimised blood pressure control Glycemic control in diabetes Lipid and cholesterol levels Recommended Read: Medical Imaging Emerging Trends in 2021 2.

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Five Tests To Assess Your Heart Health In The New Year.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Blood Pressure High blood pressure is the risk factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide 2. For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. Blood pressure is easy to check. Lower high cholesterol.

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Burden, risk factors, and projections of ischemic heart disease in China (1990–2021): findings from the 2021 GBD study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the burden of IHD, its risk factors, and future trends from 1990 to 2021 using the Global Burden of Disease database.MethodsWe assessed IHD trends in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) stratified by age (greater than 15 years) and gender.

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

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Subscribe now Blood Pressure Approximately 50% of all Western adults have high blood pressure 7. The majority of this high blood pressure is undiagnosed and, therefore, untreated. As a consequence, high blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for early death worldwide 8.