Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
APRIL 3, 2025
OAC users predominantly had cardiovascular disease and risk factors, whereas non-OAC users had higher rates of malignancy and dementia. Patients newly diagnosed with NVAF, without prior OAC use, were included.ResultsOf 23,148 adults with newly diagnosed NVAF, 11,059 (47.8%) initiated OAC within one year. Early OAC initiation (74.9%
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
I am going to start with the answer to the question of whether statins cause dementia and then provide the details backing up my answer. Statins do not cause dementia. But if you are someone who thinks that statins do cause dementia and you need to see the evidence to refute that claim, then read on. The answer is: No.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Recent research suggested that the weight loss market was estimated to be worth $224 billion annually in 2021 and is estimated to exceed $400 billion by 2024 1. In 2021, the weight loss medication Semaglutide, which you probably know as Ozempic, was approved for the management of excess weight-causing health issues. That is until now.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 23, 2024
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. 2021 Feb 16;87(1):18.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 23, 2024
While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Fitness & Dementia This relationship is also clearly evident when it comes to rates of dementia.
Open Heart
JUNE 27, 2022
This discourse analysis study investigates the extent to which HF is discussed in general contemporary English, UK parliamentary debates and the ways in which HF is framed in discussions, when compared with two other serious health conditions, cancer and dementia. times per million words (pmw), ‘dementia’ occurs 3.68
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 22, 2023
Being a carrier of the APOE4 gene variant is associated with higher rates of the most common type of dementia, late-onset dementia. Of those with late-onset dementia, up to 65% are carriers of the APOE4 gene variant 1. Of those with late-onset dementia, up to 65% are carriers of the APOE4 gene variant 1. What to do?
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