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Very high LDL no impact on plaque progression

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

10th December 2023 A very important study – please watch Very high low density lipoprotein levels with no impact on plaque progression I interrupt my series on what is wrong with the health service to bring you breaking news. He states that five years is more than sufficient to detect any difference in plaque progression.

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Subscribe now So why is it that so many people are having heart attacks at less than 65 years of age? The reason: They were accumulating plaque in their coronary arteries much earlier than their peers. You can’t have a heart attack if you don’t have plaque in your coronary arteries. The answer: Risk Factors.

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In Your 40s to 60s And Worried About Heart Disease? Here Is What You Can Do.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

They knew they had not been doing all the things they should do, and they were worried that heart disease had them in its sights. Risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, and inactivity are important because the longer you are exposed to them, the higher the odds you will develop coronary artery disease sooner in life.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Preventing or delaying the onset of coronary artery disease is a great strategy for living longer. The challenge is that the things you do to prevent heart disease are unlikely to pay dividends for a very long time—many years if not decades. This is a program that starts the day of your heart attack. 2023 Nov 11.

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Cleerly ISCHEMIA Software Device Billable With AMA Category I CPT Code for Noninvasive Estimates of Fractional Flow Reserve

DAIC

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 11:54 February 23, 2024 — Cleerly , the company creating a new standard of care to aid in the diagnosis of heart disease, announced that its recently U.S. Sponsored by Cleerly and Presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Meeting New Orleans LA 2023. 2023 Dec 12:jead339.

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Elixir Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX Bioadaptor

DAIC

The breakthrough designation, according to the Milpitas, CA-based technology company, is for an indication to improve coronary luminal diameter, restore hemodynamic modulation, and reduce plaque progression in patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to discrete de novo native coronary artery lesions. of the U.S.

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Stress Tests Are Useful But Not For The Reasons You Might Think

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Share Let’s first state our goal when we are in the business of ‘Heart Disease Prevention’: To delay the onset of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis/plaque) that might rupture and cause a heart attack. And the less plaque you have, the lower the risk of a heart attack.

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