DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , JAHA, found that Hello Heart’s digital heart health program was associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and weight. statins). . - of their body weight.

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MIBHS

MARCH 31, 2025

Raising awareness and taking proactive steps can ensure the best possible outcomes for those at risk of heart-related conditions. Without immediate intervention, sudden cardiac death can occur within minutes. Recognizing the warning signs, knowing how to begin CPR, and using an AED can save lives in these serious medical emergencies.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Why Telehealth is Essential for Hypertension For patients with hypertension, managing blood pressure outside of the office is crucial. As Dr. Shimbo points out, a brief 5-10-minute doctor’s visit may not give an accurate reflection of a patient’s blood pressure in the real world.

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DAIC

MAY 3, 2024

New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Weight Using Mobile Technology 2. EMPACT-MI Trial Outcomes Reported at ACC.24: Clinical trials and innovative technology took center stage during the month of April, racking up some record number views.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“Untreated risk factors have a larger impact on risk for death following a serious heart event among survivors of childhood cancer relative to the general population, and therefore we shouldn’t just assume that because someone is young they don’t need risk factors like high blood pressure or high cholesterol treated.”

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

BackgroundThe Mendelian randomization approach uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to study the causal association between the risk factors and health outcomes of interest. ResultsIn the rs1229984-instrumented analysis, alcohol drinking was only associated with higher levels of SBP in men and lower levels of DBP in women.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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CardiacWire

JULY 31, 2024

Topline results are in from NewAmsterdam Pharma’s BROOKLYN study , showing that obicetrapib safely and effectively reduces LDL cholesterol in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) who can’t be effectively treated by current cholesterol drugs. Reduced 51% of patients’ LDL-C levels below 70 mg/dl. vs. 14.4%).

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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. But they don’t guarantee the outcome. This is the spark that sets the fire. Insulin resistance is the gasoline poured on that spark. For sure. ( They set the odds.

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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. Low levels of muscle mass are associated with a range of adverse outcomes, and a therapy that causes this would not be a good long-term health strategy. N Engl J Med. N Engl J Med.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

There are numerous effective medications for modifying CAD but new pharmacologic therapies require increasingly large and expensive cardiovascular outcome trials to assess their potential impact on MACE and to obtain regulatory approval. For many disease areas, nearly a half of drugs are approved by the U.S.

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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. Regardless of what is driving the effect, it is clear that experiencing high levels of stress is associated with worse outcomes. The link is real. For both acute and chronic stress.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 21, 2024

The Defining Risk module includes lessons on: Defining Metabolic Health Cholesterol Principles Understanding Your Cholesterol Panel Advanced Cholesterol Testing Lipoprotein (a) - Lp(a) Insulin Resistance Metabolic Syndrome Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes Assessing Visceral Fat How To Measure Fitness The Importance of Muscle Metrics.

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The Beat Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Ancel Keyes in 1963 published pivotal research that for the first time associated the diet with improved health outcomes, more specifically, showed a correlation between the traditional Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of coronary heart disease. It takes planning and commitment to adopt a diet from a different culture.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The exposure of interest was the LE8 score, a validated tool that captures the LE8 components (blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, diet, and sleep duration), organized in 3 categories. The outcome of interest was a composite of stroke, dementia, or LLD.

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Open Heart

MARCH 16, 2023

Methods We examined the impact of an evidence-based, digital CR programme on medical, lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes. To support self-management, patients were provided with a Fitbit, a home blood pressure (BP) monitor and an interactive workbook. There were significant reductions in mean weight (–2.6 p<0.001).

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We examine this question by reviewing studies comparing clinical measures, utilization, and outcomes in FFS and MA.Methods:We performed an empirical integrative narrative review of the Pubmed, Embase, and OVID databases according to PRISMA guidelines to compare stroke care between MA and FFS. Improvements in functional outcomes were greater.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Postmenopausal women are at a higher risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other heart-related issues. The physical effects of stress, such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, can strain the heart, while the emotional toll can lead to unhealthy behaviors like poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Participating in any resistance training is associated with a 15%–17% lower risk for these outcomes compared to non-participation. Blood lipids Although the benefits are modest, resistance exercise training seems to improve blood lipids in adults over 40 years of age.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Participating in any resistance training is associated with a 15%–17% lower risk for these outcomes compared to non-participation. Blood lipids Although the benefits are modest, resistance exercise training seems to improve blood lipids in adults over 40 years of age.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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. Lack of exercise contributes to weight gain, high blood pressure, and poor circulation, all of which elevate the risk of heart diseases.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Although, in this US cohort, outcomes were similar for adults living in high or low pharmacy proximity census tracts. BackgroundPoor neighborhood‐level access to health care, including community pharmacies, contributes to cardiovascular disparities in the United States.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. Our outcome was a composite of stroke, TIA or MI.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. In summary, the best outcome for plaque is to: Decrease in size Change from non calcified to calcified Develop a thick fibrous cap.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 16, 2024

The primary outcome is the mean difference between the intervention versus control groups in distance walked on the 6‐minute walk test (ie, functional capacity) at 12 weeks post randomization. Approval for the study was granted by the local institutional review board.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

5 Over my career as a cardiovascular surgeon, as well as an immunologist, I have witnessed how current treatments for ASCVD have led to considerable improvements in outcomes, yet many patients remain vulnerable to life-threatening cardiac events.1,6 21 Luckily, each of these risks can be measured by simple blood tests.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Subscribe now 1 Life's Essential 8 and risk of non-communicable chronic diseases: Outcome-wide analyses. Low = 0 - 49 Moderate = 50 - 79 High = 80 - 100 What Happens To NCD Risk When You Get These Right? To give you a sense of where you fall, the exact measures used in the trial are listed below. Onwards and upwards.

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MIBHS

MAY 15, 2024

While heart disease affects both genders, the manifestation, symptoms, and outcomes can significantly differ between them. While factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and smoking affect both men and women, certain conditions like diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and mental stress tend to pose a higher risk for women.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 20, 2023

20th October 2023 (With lessons from, and for, all other health services around the world) The Quality and Outcomes Framework The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) was to be the glittering triumph of Evidence Based Medicine. People at risk of cardiovascular disease would have their cholesterol levels checked.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

It is no more a moral failing to take one of these medications if you have obesity than it is to take a blood pressure-lowering medication if you have high blood pressure. The outcome in real-world circumstances is known as ‘Efficacy’ Effectiveness tells us what is possible. The exact same thing.

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 9, 2024

For example, ketogenic diets raise LDL cholesterol, which some people believe is harmful. Resting metabolic rate, overnight heart rate, and overnight systolic and diastolic blood pressure were unaltered by carbohydrate or sugar restriction. No surprises here. In other words, no single diet will improve every measure of health.

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Physiologically Speaking

JUNE 7, 2024

Prolonged bouts of sitting negatively contribute to health by causing endothelial dysfunction, blood pressure elevations, and glucose dysregulation. What’s the best way to spend our time when health is the outcome of interest? [link] The 24-hour movement spectrum has a significant impact on our health.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 31, 2023

If you separate those with a significantly elevated Lp(a) (>50mg/dl) and a normal Lp(a) by levels of healthy lifestyle, you see major differences in outcomes.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

The accumulation of cholesterol, foam cells, fibrous tissue, and calcium mainly causes the narrowing of coronary arteries. However, recent studies have observed that people below 40 are also experiencing heart attacks due to high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and social and mental stress.

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