Blood Pressure Chronic Disease Risk Factors 
Journal of the American Heart Association
JANUARY 16, 2024
BackgroundHigh blood pressure affects approximately 116 million adults in the United States. It is the leading risk factor for death and disability across the world. Prediction models and clinical studies have shown that reducing clinician inertia alone is sufficient to reach the target of ≥80% blood pressure control.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 15, 2023
Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Insulin resistance is unlikely to be the primary causal factor for these conditions but is likely to be a major accelerant. Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. N Engl J Med.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 16, 2024
Low = 0 - 49 Moderate = 50 - 79 High = 80 - 100 What Happens To NCD Risk When You Get These Right? Yes, many external factors impact these factors, but ultimately, you have significant control over all of these. Let’s look at what happens to NCD risk when these risk factors are optimised.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 26, 2024
While pretty much everyone will develop coronary artery disease at some point in their lives if they live long enough, developing diabetes can pull forward the onset of coronary artery disease by over ten years 2. If delaying the onset of major chronic disease is your goal. You can still reduce risk.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We also know that having a diagnosis of diabetes earlier in life pulls forward the onset of cardiovascular disease by about 10 years 2. You avoid these by not having a major risk factor for both of them, i.e. diabetes. Share We leverage the highest impact factors first, but this is a multifactorial process.
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