Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Blood Pressure High blood pressure is the risk factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide 2. For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. Blood pressure is easy to check. What’s yours?

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Coronary Artery Disease Blood Pressure Cholesterol Heart Disease 102

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Take a 40-year-old male who is overweight but not obese, has a systolic blood pressure of 135 mmHg and an LDL cholesterol of 4.1 If you take the exact same person and now correct their blood pressure into the 120 mmHg systolic range and measure their Lp(a), which, if elevated, changes the potential outcomes dramatically.

Cholesterol 130

Cholesterol Plaque Heart Attack Heart attacks 130

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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Risk Factors Heart Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks 111

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 21, 2024

He had high blood pressure and high cholesterol most of his life, and he wasn’t great at taking his tablets.” The same is true of uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure. High blood pressure is also highly heritable and a major risk factor for early heart disease. 2021 Oct;41(10):2629-2631.

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Heart Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 87

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 2, 2024

Systemic vascular resistance falls, but slight to moderate increase in blood pressure can occur due to the increased cardiac output. But there is significant rise in blood pressure leading to pressure overload to the left ventricle. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. Circulation. 2000 Jul 18;102(3):278-84.

Exercise 40

Exercise Cardiomyopathy Blood Pressure Physiology 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Pericardial tamponade is also associated with pulsus paradoxus which is an abnormally large drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmHg during inspiration. This may be in the strength of the pulse ( or the blood pressure recorded ) — or it may be in one or more waveforms in the ECG recording. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.023.

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Tachycardia Pericarditis Ultrasound Blood Pressure 40