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Temporal order of atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction and associated prognosis in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort

Open Heart

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) share risk factors and are bidirectionally associated. Several studies found higher risks of outcomes in individuals with both conditions. Whether the risks of outcomes differ according to temporal order of AF and AMI is unclear.

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Interaction of genetic risk and lifestyle on the incidence of atrial fibrillation

Heart BMJ

Background The relationship between combined genetic predisposition and lifestyle and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to assess a possible interaction between lifestyle and genetics on AF risk.

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Abstract 4148106: Hemophilia and Cardiovascular disease in the United States: Prevalence, Risk factors, and outcomes.

Circulation

Owing to improved management, the life expectancy of patients with hemophilia has increased significantly and predisposes them to risk of cardiovascular diseases and thrombotic events. The primary outcome was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hemophilia compared to the general population.

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Atrial Fibrillation Amplifies Heart Failure Risk in Anthracycline Treated Cancer Patients: Stacking Risk Factors in the Vulnerable

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 2 March 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Leonard Ilkhanoff, Brett Atwater, Ana Barac

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Decoding Longevity. How To Not Die. Young

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. Yes, many external factors impact these factors, but ultimately, you have significant control over all of these. Let’s look at what happens to NCD risk when these risk factors are optimised. These are NCD’s.

Cancer 97
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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. The real question is what the Tsimane tribe's risk factor profile looks like. As a consequence, high blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for early death worldwide 8. The average Non-HDL cholesterol is 2.9

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

Heart 2023 Conference

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