Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 21, 2024

If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Meanwhile, traditional methods for cardiac detection still rely on reactive, symptom-driven interventions that often catch heart disease too late, when treatment is complex, critical and costly. AI-enabled remote cardiac monitoring is is already revolutionizing how we detect, diagnose, mitigate and manage heart conditions.

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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 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Researchers found an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help guide treatment decisions for stroke patients led to improved stroke care quality and fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death among stroke survivors three months after a stroke. In 2021, there were 7.44

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DAIC

MARCH 21, 2024

with SmartAssist ; Impella LD Product Codes: See Recall Database Entry Distribution Dates: October 10, 2021 to October 10, 2023 Devices Recalled in the U.S.: Impella therapy aims to reduce the work of the heart's ventricles and provide support for the circulatory system so the heart has time to recover.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

A higher daily step count is also linked to significantly lower cancer, stroke and heart disease rates. Daily step counts of over 16,000 steps have been linked to over a 50% reduction in the rates of heart attacks 2. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2124516. JAMA Netw Open. J Am Coll Cardiol. null2023, 0 (0).

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

Calcified plaques are known to be more stable and less prone to rupture and lead to a heart attack. In other words, even though athletes may have more plaque, the plaque composition may be more benign and thus, not be associated with a greater cardiovascular disease risk.

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Cardiomatics

AUGUST 4, 2022

They include coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and rheumatic heart disease. More than four in five cardiovascular deaths are caused by heart attacks and strokes, and a third of these deaths occur in people under the age of 70. They accounted for about 35% of all deaths in 2021.

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DAIC

APRIL 29, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 04/29/2024 - 13:06 April 29, 2024 — Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024 , a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology ( ESC ).1 Eur Heart J. Eur J Prev Cardiol.

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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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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

DECEMBER 5, 2024

He has authored books including “ The Great Cholesterol Con ” (2008), “ Doctoring Data ” (2015), “ A Statin Nation: Damaging Millions in a Brave New Post-Health World ” (2018) and “ The Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease ” (2021). IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Claim Nos.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 30, 2022

30th October 2022 [How fewer doctors means more doctors – it’s official] This blog has nothing to do with heart disease, or vaccines, or anything directly about medical practice at all. However, it does have a great deal to do with data manipulation, which is something very close to my heart. Even GP numbers have increased!

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This misinformation would have resulted in many thousands of people giving up their medication and suffering heart attacks and strokes as a result. Why do these attacks happen? And if you dare to suggest the idea that low-fat foods do not protect against heart disease, you get much the same treatment.

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