DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 population could be affected by cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years, according to two new science reports. and Susan F. population.

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MIBHS

MARCH 15, 2025

Some studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may provide cardiovascular benefits, while excessive or binge drinking can significantly harm the heart. Understanding the effects of alcohol on heart disease, blood pressure, and heart muscle function is essential for making informed decisions about alcohol intake.

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Heart BMJ

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The frequent concurrence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and type 2 diabetes markedly elevates the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. Finally, we outline the role of lifestyle changes and other pharmacological options in attenuating cardiometabolic risks in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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DAIC

MARCH 11, 2025

Resistant hypertension is defined by the American Heart Association as elevated blood pressure despite the use of three or more antihypertensive medications in different classes, including a diuretic. The Momentum trial, which will enroll 1,000 patients across 45 sites in the U.S.,

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 4, 2025

When it comes to a proper ‘explanation’ of cardiovascular disease or a ‘plan’ to address it, you will have to learn or address a lot of this on your own. Some doctors are less interested in cardiovascular disease; their particular interest may be in another area, e.g., migraines or gastrointestinal health.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The relationship between ankle blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We examined the relationships between known and new ankle BP indices and major cardiovascular outcomes in people w.

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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. No diabetes or Pre-Diabetes. Normal Blood Pressure. Here are your targets. Normal Cholesterol Levels. Being physically active. Good Nutrition.

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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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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 10, 2024

Circadian rhythms in blood pressure and heart rate, among other functions, are crucial for cardiovascular health and preventing cardiovascular disease. This is supported by studies showing that ALAN exposure is associated with a range of conditions like cardiometabolic disease, obesity, and diabetes.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

When it comes to cardiovascular disease, two of the biggest risk factors we must consider are: ApoB concentration - A measure of the number of circulating lipid particles. Even more will get through in the setting of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. But only moderately.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

On the far end of that line is type two diabetes. Insulin resistance and diabetes may not ‘ cause ’ coronary artery disease, but they are huge accelerants. Compared to someone without type 2 diabetes, the person with type 2 diabetes has a risk that is tenfold higher 1. Let me be 100% clear, however.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2023

BACKGROUND:The STEP (Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients) trial demonstrated that intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering has cardiovascular benefits. Hypertension, Volume 80, Issue 12 , Page 2572-2580, December 1, 2023. years, and 46.5%

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide. N Engl J Med.

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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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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

BACKGROUND:The long-term benefit of achieving the Japanese Society of Hypertension home systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of <125 mm Hg has not been fully evaluated. 2.00] for overall cardiovascular disease and 2.68 [95% CI, 1.34–5.38] 2.00] for overall cardiovascular disease and 2.68 [95% CI, 1.34–5.38]

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Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

BACKGROUNDElevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. However, there is ongoing debate whether intensive BP lowering may paradoxically increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

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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. Everyone sits somewhere on the scale of insulin sensitivity from very insulin sensitive to very insulin resistant at the point of type 2 diabetes. High Blood Pressure. Elevated Blood Glucose.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2024

There is a clear relationship between sleep deprivation and the development of conditions like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Impaired glucose tolerance : After just one week of sleep deprivation, insulin sensitivity decreases, pushing patients toward diabetes.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 12, 2024

Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Less major diseases earlier in life. Less gastroesophageal reflux disease. Less high blood pressure. Less diabetes. 2 [link] 3 Physical activity patterns and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in hunter-gatherers.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ET Murphy Ballroom 4 Comparison of an "Inclisiran First" Strategy with Usual Care in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Results From the VICTORION-INITIATE Randomized Trial Targeting Weight Loss to Personalize the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Once-weekly Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, (..)

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:The Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular and Other Long-term Outcomes with Semaglutide in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN-6) trial showed cardiovascular disease (CVD) benefits of semaglutide therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Purpose:To

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. As I have written about before , the risk of all three conditions mentioned above, which are leading causes of death, are driven by poor metabolic health ranging from insulin resistance to the more extreme phenotype, type 2 diabetes.

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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. Semaglutide 1 mg injection (Ozempic), was first approved as a treatment for type 2 diabetes in 2017. It was previously approved for type 2 diabetes in 2022 under the name Mounjaro.

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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. But why does stress cause more cardiovascular events?

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Wellnest

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Insufficient or interrupted sleep can affect blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. High blood pressure and heart disease are related to insomnia. Additionally, poor sleep is worsened by bad eating habits.

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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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MIBHS

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Blood Pressure Regulation Adequate sleep helps regulate blood pressure, a vital factor in heart health. During deep sleep, blood pressure naturally decreases, allowing the heart and blood vessels to rest and recover.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Here, for example, plucked at random, is a reference to the latest NICE guidelines on the management of hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults. In addition, there are links to formal risk assessment in cardiovascular disease. No, we the mighty, have told you what constitutes perfect care for raised blood pressure.

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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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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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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. ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme to reduce blood pressure. Statins lower cholesterol.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Blood pressure targets for the elderly are still controversial, there is a lack of certainty about the benefit and safety of targeting ≤ 130mmHg systolic blood pressure. of patients had cardiovascular disease, 10.9% diabetes, and 15.5% chronic kidney disease.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

kg/m2) with ≥1 criterion for metabolic syndrome who were free from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases were included. kg/m2) with ≥1 criterion for metabolic syndrome who were free from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases were included.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AUGUST 14, 2024

Themed “Decoding the Constellation of Cardiometabolic Health and Risk Factors,” this year’s congress will tackle the growing health threat posed by cardiometabolic diseases, affecting 47 million people in the US. Aronne, MD Expert Perspectives on Initiating and Maintaining Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Jay H.

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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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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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