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No Plaque, No Problem: Tackling Atherosclerosis Prevention

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Explore the growing burden of CVD, the rise of new risk factors, and barriers to prevention: The Rising Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease CVD is now the leading cause of death worldwide, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experiencing the highest burden.

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Role of lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio in forecasting microvascular obstruction in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction post-percutaneous coronary intervention

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundCurrent research suggests that microvascular obstruction (MVO) following the first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in myocardial infarction patients is closely related to inflammatory responses. However, the relationship between LCR and MVO remains unclear.

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Increased Risk of Heart Rhythm Disruption After COVID-19

DAIC

Ioannis Katsoularis, image courtesy of Klas Sjöberg milla1cf Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:23 December 14, 2023 — Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation. We could also see that unvaccinated people were at higher risk than vaccinated people.

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

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide. 2023 Nov 11.

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Impact of serum iron levels on in-hospital mortality and clinical outcomes in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing emergency percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective analysis

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

Background Despite advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), in-hospital mortality remains a concern, highlighting the need for the identification of additional risk factors such as serum iron levels. μmol/L) and a control group (Fe ≥7.8 μmol/L).

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Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. 1 Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11119 cases and 13648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study.

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Angiography-Derived Microcirculatory Resistance in Detecting Microvascular Obstruction and Predicting Heart Failure After STEMI

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND:Microvascular obstruction (MVO) is associated with heart failure (HF) following ST-segmentelevation myocardial infarction. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. AMR, whether as a continuous (per 0.5-mm mm Hg*s/cm increase; hazard ratio, 1.29 [95% CI, 1.101.52];P=0.002) or categorical (AMR >2.7