Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Imaging Heart Disease 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Not just for the prevention of heart disease but also to reduce your risk of dying from all conditions. Blood Pressure High blood pressure is the risk factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide 2. Blood pressure is easy to check. What’s yours? It is super common.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Even those who are pulled forward in their diagnosis of type 2 diabetes still get a significant reduction in the risk of heart disease. 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 2 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging May 2015, 8 (5) 579-596;
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The majority of heart attacks occur as a result of plaque in the coronary arteries that is not obstructive and, therefore, asymptomatic. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. Systolic blood pressure, even above 90 mmHg, results in higher risk 3. The answer: Risk Factors.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 21, 2024
If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The classic presentation of pericardial tamponade is Beck’s Triad which is hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds. Pericardial tamponade is also associated with pulsus paradoxus which is an abnormally large drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmHg during inspiration. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.023.
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