Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 4, 2025

Assessing the risk of heart based on risk factors such as high LDL cholesterol, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, CT calcium scores, V02 Max etc. Putting in place a comprehensive risk reduction strategy to minimise future risk. Access to The Heart Health Formula closes at midnight.

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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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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. Although alcohol drinking is beneficial to a few cardiovascular risk factors, it is detrimental to many others.

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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. As most younger people with multiple raised CVD risk factors levels have low short-term risk, they could be falsely reassured to take no action. as the ‘ideal’ risk profile.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

Additionally, the study found that the risk factor profiles of patients presenting with STEMI is largely unchanged over time and the use of preventive medications has remained low. 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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Med Page Today

MARCH 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Efforts aimed at lowering blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in people with HIV can succeed, two randomized trials presented here demonstrated. In the first, prehypertensive Haitians on stable antiretroviral therapy.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

BackgroundAn association between variability of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events has been reported. Cardiovascular risk factors were measured at 1‐year intervals for 4 years in 4249 adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned to ILI or diabetes support and education.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

These divergent trends are at least partially attributable not only to diverging trends in stroke risk factors but may also be due to differences in the impact of stroke risk factors at different ages. Interventions that target these traits may reduce stroke risk. versus 1.03;P=0.008).

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The primary care arm of ASPIRE-2-PREVENT (A-3-P) was conducted to evaluate lifestyle and medical risk factor management in people at high risk of atherosclerotic CVD in everyday clinical practice. The risk factor control was poor: 9.3% reached the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol target of <2.6

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 24, 2024

Positive correlations were identified with age, systolic blood pressure, a history of hypertension, male gender, and total cholesterol. This tool shows potential for pinpointing high-risk individuals in community health programs, streamlining screening and intervention by clinical physicians.

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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. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease Understanding the risk factors for cardiovascular disease is crucial for maintaining optimal cardiovascular health.

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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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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Understanding the risk factors, recognizing the signs and seeking guidance from a cardiologist can play a significant role in preventing and treating this disease. Your risk depends on several factors, some of which you can control and some of which are out of your control. The post Who Is At Risk for Heart Disease?

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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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MIBHS

AUGUST 15, 2024

It helps: Regulate blood pressure Control blood sugar levels Reduce inflammation Manage our sleep-wake cycle Boost energy in times of stress The problem arises when our stress response becomes chronic, leading to sustained high levels of cortisol in our system.

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MIBHS

JUNE 28, 2024

Exercise helps strengthen your heart muscle, improves circulation, and lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels, all of which are crucial for maintaining optimal cardiac health. Additionally, staying active can help manage stress and maintain a healthy weight, further reducing your risk of heart disease.

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AMS Cardiology

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins can help control blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight. AMS Cardiology emphasizes the importance of a heart-healthy diet to reduce the risk of developing arterial diseases. Early detection is key to effective treatment and management.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

BackgroundPoor neighborhood‐level access to health care, including community pharmacies, contributes to cardiovascular disparities in the United States.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In children born preterm (versus term), systolic and diastolic blood pressures were higher at age 7 years (mean predicted differences, 0.7 [95% By age 18 years, the difference in systolic blood pressure persisted (1.9 [95% mm Hg) and in diastolic blood pressure (0.1 [95% 95% CI, 0.2 mm Hg and 0.6 [95%

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

The complex development of atherosclerosis manifests as intimal plaque which occurs in the presence or absence of traditional risk factors. For cardiovascular disease, only low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure are approved as surrogates for cardiovascular disease.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Management of high levels encourages rigorous attention to correction of other risk factors, such as blood pressure, smoking and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Currently, there is no specific treatment to lower its circulating concentration. Raised Lp(a) is a feature of familial hypercholesterolaemia.

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Open Heart

MARCH 16, 2023

Delivered by an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, the core components of this 12-week programme included lifestyle modification, medical risk factor management, psychosocial and behavioural change support. There were significant reductions in mean weight (–2.6 kg, p<0.001). p<0.001).

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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. at 1 year after surgery and by 14.6%

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AMS Cardiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Befriend Fiber: Fiber helps lower cholesterol and manage blood sugar, both crucial for heart health. Poor sleep can contribute to high blood pressure and other heart risks. Quit Smoking: Smoking is a significant risk factor for heart disease.

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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. By addressing these risk factors, exercise significantly lowers the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 31, 2025

High blood pressure is one of the biggest killers on the planet. As a risk factor, it is responsible for more early deaths than any other risk factor 1. Most people do not know when they have high blood pressure. Managing blood pressure is about getting good data. It is silent.

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AMS Cardiology

JULY 11, 2024

This can result in reduced risk of future heart problems, improved ability to perform daily activities and enhanced exercise capacity. Better Management of Risk Factors A doctor often recommends cardiac rehab as it helps patients better manage heart disease risk factors.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.“ “Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease” The argument goes like this. “If cholesterol causes heart disease, why is it that about half of all patients with a heart attack have normal cholesterol? But other factors also play a role.

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Open Heart

MARCH 13, 2023

Of these, 62.6% (n=237) were unaware of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease following a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Participants who reported awareness of their increased risk were more likely to have annual blood pressure monitoring (54.6%

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Obesity not only affects an individual’s physical appearance but also poses serious health risks. It increases the likelihood of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. 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

Background:Adherence to the American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. While the epsilon (ε) 4 variants within theAPOEgene have been extensively investigated as a risk factor for dementia and stroke,APOEε4 carriers have not been thoroughly studied as an at-risk population.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key secondary and exploratory outcomes include improvement in a composite cardiovascular health metric, CR engagement, quality of life, health factors (including low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, weight, diet, smoking cessation, blood pressure), and psychosocial factors.

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AMS Cardiology

JUNE 15, 2023

They can help lower cholesterol levels and stabilize blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of heart disease and promoting optimal cardiovascular function. These fats help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease when consumed in moderation.

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