DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Peripheral Arterial Disease Exercise Ischemia Quality of Life 105

DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

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 21 Luckily, each of these risks can be measured by simple blood tests. 4 In the U.S. 22 In general, hsCRP values above 2.0

Cardiovascular Disease 111

Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111

Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The greater the number of particles the artery wall is exposed to over time, the higher the risk of atherosclerosis and a heart attack 2. Even more will get through in the setting of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. 2021 , 22 , 5770. 2021 Jul 17;398(10296):238-248.

Heart Disease 98

Heart Disease BMI Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease 98

Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Share For people with OSA during sleep, there are recurrent episodes where the airway collapses and obstructs the passage of air to the lungs, resulting in: Lack of oxygen Significant variations in blood pressure, heart rate and other physiological metrics. Now imagine someone doing that to you every night.

Blood Pressure 52

Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Disease Atrial Fibrillation Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

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. “See. I told you they didn’t work.

Obesity 52

Obesity Blood Pressure Diet Exercise 52

Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

Calcified plaques are known to be more stable and less prone to rupture and lead to a heart attack. It is pretty clear that athletes often show higher CACS compared to control groups, despite the fact that they have better levels of other cardiometabolic risk factors such as body weight, blood pressure, and blood lipids.

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Atherosclerosis Plaque Exercise Cardiovascular Disease 52

DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy ( semaglutide ) to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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