Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Subscribe now Blood Pressure Approximately 50% of all Western adults have high blood pressure 7. The majority of this high blood pressure is undiagnosed and, therefore, untreated. As a consequence, high blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for early death worldwide 8.

Heart Disease 105

Heart Disease Blood Pressure Dementia Atherosclerosis 105

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

JANUARY 17, 2022

AF stands for atrial fibrillation. There was a study in 2009 called the Intermountain Heart collaborative study which evaluated 37000 patients and followed them for development of AF and dementia and found that patients with AF were 44% more likely to develop dementia compared to patients without AF.

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Dementia Ablation Atrial Fibrillation Risk Factors 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. For those in the ‘Ideal’ category, they were 51% less likely to have either dementia or depression. And less diabetes means less of a driver of the three main leading causes of death - cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia.

Cancer 94

Cancer Dementia Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease 94

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Elevated blood pressure > 130mmHg (Systolic) Abnormal fasting glucose High Triglycerides - > 1.7 Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. mmol/l (39 mg/dl), Females < 1.3

Blood Pressure 52

Blood Pressure Risk Factors Diabetes Cholesterol 52

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recently published new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). link] ACC/AHA Release Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines for 2023. million. Sources: Joglar, J, Chung, M. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Atrial Fibrillation Risk Factors Ablation Stroke 111

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Aged heart failure (HF) patients without dementia have a risk of cognitive impairment (CI) that attenuates the effect of treatment for HF. We excluded patients with dementia using mini-mental state examination. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140001-A4140001, November 12, 2024. 0.63, P=0.01).

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Dementia Heart Failure Blood Pressure Atrial Fibrillation 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Any ED systolic blood pressure less than 90 or greater than 180 mm Hg (+1) 4. The cost per test affecting diagnosis or management was highest for electroencephalography ($32,973), CT ($24,881), and cardiac enzymes ($22,397) and lowest for postural blood pressure ($17-$20). h/o heart disease (+1) 3.

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Arrhythmia Outcomes Chest Pain Risk Factors 52