Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. High Blood Pressure. It has been long established that high pressure is closely linked to higher rates of dementia. The question is whether treating high blood pressure lowers the risk of dementia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When you compare those in the highest fitness levels to those in the lowest fitness levels, the impact on early death, death from heart disease and cancer deaths is incredible 1. Cancer deaths: 43% reduction in risk. High Blood Pressure: 37% reduction in risk. Cancer deaths: 7% reduction in risk.

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 2, 2024

Using Cox proportional hazards regression, we tested interactions between history of cancer and intensive blood pressure control on major cardiovascular outcomes.RESULTS:The study included a total of 9336 patients, with a mean age of 67.9±9.4 years, among whom 2066 (22.2%) were cancer survivors.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For each participant, American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 cardiovascular health metrics of health behaviors (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and sleep) and health factors (body mass index, non–high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure) were obtained. 0.79];P=0.001).

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The findings – published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology — could fuel advocacy for a paradigm shift in clinical heart health guidelines to address cardiovascular risk factors at an earlier age in childhood cancer survivors. “We Wendy Bottinor, MD.

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

While an energy deficit can negatively impact hormone and reproductive function, a surplus of energy can cause an overabundance of growth-promoting hormones which predispose to certain types of diseases and cancers. Physically active individuals have lower blood pressure and higher levels of antioxidants compared to sedentary people.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. 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. In my view.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Share In addition to reductions in weight, multiple risk parameters, including blood pressure, waist circumference and lipids, also improve. There is even emerging evidence that the use of such therapies may even reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by up to 50% 6. Will These Therapies Always Be Injectables? N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 3, 2024

What should my blood pressure be? It usually takes many years of being exposed to an uncontrolled risk factor such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or diabetes. A single risk factor for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, can significantly increase your risk of heart disease.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 12, 2024

Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Less high blood pressure. 6 Sitting Time Reduction and Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Taking 12,000-a-day steps led to a 65% reduction 5. The relationship is clear. More movement. Longer life.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

The comorbidities with a statistically significant difference for BP control were hypertension for the uncontrolled BP group (p=0.0000027) and cancer for the controlled BP group (p=0.00065).Conclusions:We In comparison, among those with controlled BP (<130/80 mm Hg), the coverage was 63.0% for public, 33.6% for private, 1.9%

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

QRISK incorporates factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI, smoking status, age, sex, and family history to estimate risk. About PRS Genetics is an important risk factor for many common diseases like CVD, and others including diabetes, osteoporosis, and common cancers like breast , prostate , and bowel cancer.

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DAIC

MARCH 29, 2024

Stimulant medications can elevate blood pressure by causing the heart to beat faster and with greater force. Those with heart damage caused by other known factors, such as cancer treatments, were excluded.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

It’s the leading cause of death for women, claiming more lives each year than all forms of cancer combined. Postmenopausal women are at a higher risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other heart-related issues. Heart disease is often perceived as a predominantly male issue, but the reality tells a different story.

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Wellnest

AUGUST 24, 2023

By adopting a heart-healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, managing stress, avoiding smoking, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol levels, we can mitigate genetic predispositions' impact and reduce our overall risk of cardiovascular disease. It affects more women than all types of cancer combined.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

If you take someone who has multiple risk factors for heart disease, including diabetes, smoking, abnormal cholesterol and high blood pressure, they have a 42 times higher risk of a heart attack compared to someone who does not have any of these factors. No real surprise there. But why does stress cause more cardiovascular events?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. If you are insulin resistant, you are less efficient, and in more severe cases, blood glucose levels start to rise above normal. High Blood Pressure. Elevated Blood Glucose.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

Not smoking Being physically active Good nutrition Achieving target HBA1c levels Normal weight Normal blood pressure Normal total cholesterol Whether or not a person with type 2 diabetes hits any or all of these metrics matters a lot. They are dying less often from the two leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. Let’s start with Cancer. Compared to those who had ‘Low’ lifestyle scores, those with ‘Ideal’ scores were 27% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the next ten years. The leading causes of death are clear.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 3, 2025

Moderators assessed were sample demographics (age, body mass index, sex, and time since T2D diagnosis) and cardiovascular outcomes (eg, echocardiographic variables, blood pressure).ResultsAbsolute ResultsAbsolute (cohorts n=30; subjects n=1152; mean difference, 0.29 L/min [95% CI, 0.37 mL/kg per min; 95% CI, 6.94

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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

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

An 84-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer not on chemotherapy presented to the ED with complaints of shortness of breath worse on exertion ongoing for 1 week accompanied by generalized malaise. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140751-A4140751, November 12, 2024.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 6, 2018

The arterial line blood pressure immediately jumped from 80/40 with blunted monomorphic waveform to 140s/80s with bounding, normal-appearing waveform. He had just had his first oncology visit and had aggressive goals of care to treat his newly diagnosed cancer (no DNR/DNI).

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

In addition, rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in high-performing athletes are 27% and 40% lower, respectively, than in non-athletes. This at least informs us that high-level athletics does not seem to compromise longevity or increase one’s risk of death. We cannot, of course, infer causation from these observations.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 12, 2024

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. Other factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking, insulin resistance, etc., mmol/l (77 mg/dl) and systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mmHg.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

They noted that, while such a preventative strategy was radical, if such a formulation existed that prevented cancer and was safe, it would be widely used. “It It is time to discard the view that risk factors need to be measured and treated individually if found to be abnormal.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Laurie Shroyer Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018 Thomas Schwann Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018 Alexander Brescia Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia (..)

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Laurie Shroyer 1 Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018 Thomas Schwann Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018 Alexander Brescia Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia (..)

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DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Wegovy may cause serious side effects, including: Possible thyroid tumors, including cancer. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In studies with rodents, Wegovy and medicines that work like Wegovy caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. 10,11 In the U.S., about 42% of adults live with obesity.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 5, 2024

Blood Pressure. About half of all adults have high blood pressure. A considerable percentage of high blood pressure is undiagnosed. High blood pressure is closely linked with a shorter life. Home blood pressure monitors are easy to purchase online and are inexpensive.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 29, 2024

To most people's surprise, the leading causes of death are still heart disease and cancer. With cardiovascular disease killing about 25% more people every year than cancer. In the USA, cancer is now the leading cause of death in this age bracket. In the USA, cancer is now the leading cause of death in this age bracket.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Share Why you die earlier is likely down to the earlier onset of the two major diseases that are the leading causes of death worldwide: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer. A diagnosis of diabetes in your 30s is associated with about a FOUR TIMES higher risk of both cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Impressive findings.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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