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Scientists find cancer-like features in atherosclerosis, spurring opportunity for new treatment approaches

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits similar to cancer that worsen the disease.

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HeartLung.AI Tool Receives 'FDA Breakthrough' AI Clearance

DAIC

30, 2024 — HeartLung Technologies , a developer of AI tools for early detection of heart disease, lung cancer and other conditions announced that its AI-enabled Automated Cardiac Chambers Volumetry (AutoChamber) recently received “Breakthrough Medical Device” designation and marketing authorization from the U.S. added Dr. Naghavi.

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The Latest Evidence on Atherosclerosis in Athletes

Physiologically Speaking

people from the general population), coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) are higher, indicating more calcification and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques. In addition, rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in high-performing athletes are 27% and 40% lower, respectively, than in non-athletes. hours per week).

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. However, most adults will start to develop advanced plaque in their coronary arteries early in life. By age 66, more than half of all females will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as seen on a CT calcium score.

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Avocados for the Heart; Cardiology's Sad State; CBD for Pulmonary Hypertension?

Heart 2023 Conference

Harvard University Heart Letter) A clinical polygenic risk score test for diseases ranging from atrial fibrillation (AFib) to breast cancer was piloted by scientists. Avocado consumption of at least two servings per week is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Abstract 252: The outcomes and complications in patients undergoing subclavian?carotid artery bypass surgery: A case series

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

A 69‐year‐old woman with a history of lung cancer, hypertension, chronic tobacco use, atherosclerosis, and known calcified plaque at the left carotid bifurcation on dual antiplatelet therapy presented with acute onset of expressive aphasia and right hemiparesis due to acute left CCAO.

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If you have High LDL Cholesterol In Midlife This Is How You Should Think About It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Just like cigarette smoking, the risk of lung cancer does not arise from having smoked 40 cigarettes in one day but more so from the total number smoked over a lifetime. A higher cumulative LDL cholesterol exposure equals a higher likelihood of plaque in the coronary arteries, known as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis.