DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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Heart BMJ

AUGUST 14, 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk equations are useful to guide treatment decisions for blood pressure and lipid-lowering medications because they identify patients who are at high risk of CVD but do not have either blood pressure or cholesterol measurements above the levels when considering treatment as individual risk factors.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a critical public health concern, with risk factors such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood sugar levels, elevated cholesterol, and obesity beginning in childhood.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 29, 2025

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive medications are recommended for patients at high short-term CVD risk. Heart age was calculated using non-smoking, systolic blood pressure of 120 mm Hg and total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio of 3.5, as the ‘ideal’ risk profile.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

If you start in your 20s and 30s and get the following fundamentals right, you are well on course to massively reducing your risk of heart disease and also living longer. Normal Cholesterol Levels. Normal Blood Pressure. Here are your targets. No diabetes or Pre-Diabetes. Being physically active. Good Nutrition.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We are learning that risk factors such a high LDL-C, blood pressure and average blood sugar levels, even in the high normal range, can increase cardiovascular risk. Systolic blood pressure, even above 90 mmHg, results in higher risk 3. This does not mean we should treat blood pressure down to this target!

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable. Because if we can understand that, we can attempt to emulate it and also considerably delay the onset of cardiovascular disease and our risk of an early death as a consequence of it.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 30, 2024

Exercise in a regular pattern is one of the important life style modifications which everyone can adopt to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease. Exercise helps in various ways for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise can bring down the blood pressure in the long run.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 7, 2025

The 10 and 30year risks of total CVD, atherosclerotic CVD, coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure (HF) were estimated for patients without CVD history at each time point (n=1242910), using the social deprivation indexenhanced Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs equations.

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GEMMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Maintaining cardiovascular health reduces the risk of developing various heart diseases, including heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure. By understanding the significance of cardiovascular health, we can make informed choices and adopt lifestyle habits that promote a strong and resilient heart.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

Coronary artery disease is caused by the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall. But if a retained cholesterol particle is the spark. Insulin resistance and diabetes may not ‘ cause ’ coronary artery disease, but they are huge accelerants. This is the spark that sets the fire.

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Background Implementation of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines in the UK has been repeatedly evaluated under the auspices of the British Cardiovascular Society in three Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events (ASPIRE) surveys in 1994–1995, 2008–2010 and 2017–2019.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

An analysis of nearly 8,000 STEMI patients over 20 years found the majority of STEMI occur in individuals without prior cardiovascular disease, and this prevalence is unchanged over time. said Michael Miedema, MD, MPH , director of the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health at MHIF and senior author of the research.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. Receiving a cancer diagnosis is associated with a more than five-fold increased risk of a cardiovascular event 5. But why does stress cause more cardiovascular events?

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Wellnest

AUGUST 24, 2023

Introduction One of the biggest causes of death worldwide continues to be cardiovascular disease. In this blog, we will unravel some of the most common myths about cardiac health and heart diseases while providing accurate and evidence-based information to promote a healthy lifestyle. Myth #3: Heart diseases only affect men.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for the leading causes of death, the leading one being cardiovascular disease. 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. High Blood Pressure. Low HDL Cholesterol.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

For many disease areas, nearly a half of drugs are approved by the U.S. For cardiovascular disease, only low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure are approved as surrogates for cardiovascular disease.

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DAIC

APRIL 1, 2024

“We are witnessing a paradigm shift in how valvular heart diseases are diagnosed and treated,” said Partho Sengupta , Henry Rutgers Professor of Cardiology and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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The Beat Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The overwhelming prevailing opinion among Cardiologists (including from our own Heartbeat Cardiology team w/hundreds of combined years of experience treating cardiovascular disease) is that people can benefit from adopting a Mediterranean diet, so let’s dive in and understand what that really means.

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MIBHS

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and it poses a significant threat to men’s health. While cardiovascular risk affects both genders, men often face unique challenges and factors that increase their susceptibility.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

PAD is a serious, progressive cardiovascular disease primarily caused by a buildup of fatty plaque in the blood vessels, or atherosclerosis. This plaque narrows the blood vessels and reduces blood flow to the legs and feet, which may significantly impair physical function, walking performance and quality of life.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

BackgroundAdults who were born prematurely (<37 weeks gestation) are at increased cardiovascular disease risk, but it is unclear when in the life course this risk emerges. In children born preterm (versus term), systolic and diastolic blood pressures were higher at age 7 years (mean predicted differences, 0.7 [95%

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 6, 2024

But the rising trends of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and the falling trend of activity levels lead me to a dark conclusion: things probably aren’t going to get any better. Statins lower cholesterol. ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme to reduce blood pressure.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, on average, six months after starting treatment. LDL or “bad” cholesterol contributes to the development of fatty deposits in the arteries, which raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other forms of heart disease.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Anthropometry and blood pressure were measured. Fasting levels of blood lipids and glucose were determined, oral glucose tolerance test was performed in people without glucose-lowering medications. LVH was defined according to three criteria: Sokolow-Lyon, Cornell voltage and Cornell product. to 1.75)), hypertension (3.01 (2.55

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The British Journal of Cardiology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) can improve the accuracy of assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and the risk of aortic valve stenosis. Management of high levels encourages rigorous attention to correction of other risk factors, such as blood pressure, smoking and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The fundamental characteristic of atherosclerosis is when a cholesterol particle becomes trapped in the artery wall. Many factors make the lipoprotein particle more likely to become retained in the artery wall, such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance and smoking. CE = Cholesterol Ester. TG = Triglycerides.

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Open Heart

MARCH 13, 2023

Objective The lifelong risks of cardiovascular disease following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are well described. We aimed to assess participants’ knowledge of their cardiovascular disease risk and relevant health-seeking behaviours following a pregnancy affected by preeclampsia or gestational hypertension.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. And less diabetes means less of a driver of the three main leading causes of death - cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. In most developed countries as of today, NCDs account for 89% of all deaths. These are NCD’s.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

But resistance training hasn’t been the focus when it comes to improving cardiovascular health and preventing/reversing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) — that honor goes to aerobic exercise training, for which the cardiovascular benefits are well-established and vast. The answer is yes.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

But resistance training hasn’t been the focus when it comes to improving cardiovascular health and preventing/reversing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) — that honor goes to aerobic exercise training, for which the cardiovascular benefits are well-established and vast. The answer is yes.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

While subsequent works have shown that folic acid is not prognostically beneficial in preventing cardiovascular disease, 2 and that aspirin may not be beneficial overall in primary prevention settings, 3 the concept of the combination pill was awakened in the public eye.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Engaging in exercise can significantly contribute to maintaining a healthy heart and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Reducing Risk Factors Exercise helps manage and reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, and diabetes.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

7368, meaning that there is no three-way interaction between healthy lifestyle, age, and gender.Conclusion:The study findings elucidate that while gender and age can impact the prevalence rates of cardiovascular diseases, the effect of adopting a healthy lifestyle on cardiovascular health remains consistent across different age groups and genders.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 3, 2024

It increases the likelihood of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Obesity not only affects an individual’s physical appearance but also poses serious health risks. Tirzepatide is a dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist that activates hormone receptors secreted in the intestines.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It is currently unknown if these associations are confounded by pleiotropic effects of the instrumental variables (IV) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and body mass index (BMI).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Adherence to the American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. The independent variable or “exposure” was the LE8 score, which was based on data on blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, sleep duration and diet.

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