Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 27, 2024

For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. A cardiac CT is a low-dose CT scan of your heart that assesses whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries and, if so, how much. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2124516. JAMA Netw Open.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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. All of these parameters are important and need to be considered when evaluating plaque regression. REVERSAL Investigators.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

. ‘ Snipers Alley ’, it turns out, is an age between 40-60, where mostly males were having fatal heart attacks. These patients were not overly bothered about having a heart attack at age 80, but usually, one of their friends, aged 52 or so, had just had a heart attack, and they did not want to be next.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. So, let’s cover seven things that reduce the risk of a subsequent heart attack. Just because you have heart disease or have had a heart attack does not mean there is a lot that can be done.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

To prevent heart disease, you need to know what causes it, how to measure the relevant factors and what to do about them. When we say heart disease, what we really mean is plaque in the artery wall. No heart attacks. That all depends on your overall risk of a future cardiovascular event like a heart attack.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 21, 2024

Some groups will state that any heart events at less than 55 years of age for males and less than 65 for females define early heart disease. A heart attack in a 56-year-old male is early in anyone's books. However, the above age cut-offs give a good idea of what we consider the early presentation of heart disease.

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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 In 2021, there were 7.44

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