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How Smoking Affects Your Heart and Increases Surgery Risk

MIBHS

Inflammation and Plaque Buildup: Smoking damages the endothelium (the inner lining of blood vessels), triggering inflammation. This damage accelerates the formation of plaques, leading to atherosclerosisa condition where arteries narrow and harden, restricting blood flow.

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MINOCA : When a heart attack is not a heart attack

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

She had some very minor plaque but certainly nothing that could explain the heart attack and therefore she was discharged with a diagnosis of MINOCA i.e Genetics and physiological stress are also risk factors. Micro vascular disease – the blockages occur in tiny blood vessels which are not visualized on the angiogram.

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How to Prevent Peripheral Artery Disease

AMS Cardiology

Understanding Peripheral Artery Disease Peripheral artery disease or PAD is a condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that lead to the legs and feet. Regular check-ups including blood pressure monitoring and cholesterol screenings enable our team to identify early symptoms and intervene before they escalate.

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Understanding the Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

MIBHS

A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, happens when an artery becomes blocked, reducing blood flow to the heart muscle. This blockage is often caused by a blood clot or the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries, which supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

. - Implementation of a multispecialty care team approach, including expertise in risk factor management, guideline directed medical therapies, wound and foot care and endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures, may improve outcomes for people with PAD. and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

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No Reduction in 90-Day Deaths, Heart Attacks With Human Apo/A1, A Building Block of HDL Cholesterol

DAIC

Although we missed our primary endpoint, our data support the hypothesis that HDL cholesterol plays a role in reducing subsequent coronary plaque disruption events like heart attack via enhanced cholesterol efflux attacks,” Gibson said. Other studies have shown that high levels of HDL cholesterol are associated with reduced heart attack risk.

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Research Presented at ACC 2024 Found No Reduction in 90-Day Deaths, Heart Attacks With Human Apo/A1

DAIC

Although we missed our primary endpoint, our data support the hypothesis that HDL cholesterol plays a role in reducing subsequent coronary plaque disruption events like heart attack via enhanced cholesterol efflux attacks,” Gibson said. Other studies have shown that high levels of HDL cholesterol are associated with reduced heart attack risk.