Atherosclerosis Blood Pressure Heart attacks 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
When you look at the risk of having a heart attack, it is true that the older you are, the greater the odds of having a heart attack 1. While only 1-2% of those having a heart attack are less than 65 years of age, 1-2% of this very large number means a LOT of heart attacks. So far, so good.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 5, 2024
Primary prevention is the management of the risk factors, e.g. high blood pressure, early in life to prevent complications of the condition, i.e. coronary artery disease. This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. Secondary prevention.
MIBHS
JULY 31, 2024
Here are some of the major ways in which chronic stress negatively impacts cardiovascular health: High Blood Pressure When you experience stress, your body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which cause your heart rate and blood pressure to spike.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 7, 2024
Heart disease does not kill people. Heart attacks do. Appreciating this distinction is critical to understanding heart disease. Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. In this instance, a heart attack. But does this approach work?
DAIC
JANUARY 19, 2024
AVIM therapy is an investigational patented bioelectronic therapy, administered using a standard dual-chamber pacemaker, designed to immediately, substantially and persistently reduce blood pressure. This leaves a gap in the care of these patients and increases their risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure progression.
Heart 2023 Conference
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Utmost cardiac and stroke events can be prevented through education and life changes, including living a more active life, eating smart, and managing blood pressure. Youngish women are having further heart attacks, says a recent study.
Physiologically Speaking
APRIL 10, 2024
Exercise and Coronary Atherosclerosis | Circulation There are a few pieces of evidence, however, that can give endurance athletes some reassurance that they’re not headed to an early grave. Calcified plaques are known to be more stable and less prone to rupture and lead to a heart attack.
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