Wellnest

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Insufficient or interrupted sleep can affect blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. High blood pressure and heart disease are related to insomnia. They also have an increased risk of having a stroke or a heart attack.

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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. Moreover, a healthy heart contributes to improved overall fitness, endurance, and quality of life.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

Overweight/Obesity. Falling into the class of obesity with a BMI of greater than 30 makes this more likely, but so also does having excess visceral fat deposition with significant metabolic consequences at a BMI less than 30. Weight Loss Potential With Obesity Medications. ” here is what I tell them. “See.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.“ “ “Statins do not prevent heart attacks.” In the middle of this hurricane of noise are people who just want to know what to do so they don’t have a heart attack at a young age. “Statins do not prevent heart attacks.”

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This is about estimating your near-term risk of a heart attack. In this scenario, your risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years is well under 2%. In this case, going on a statin or any other LDL cholesterol-lowering medication will reduce your risk of a heart attack by about 25%. Not zero risk.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

Primary prevention is the management of the risk factors, e.g. high blood pressure, early in life to prevent complications of the condition, i.e. coronary artery disease. This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. Secondary prevention.

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AMS Cardiology

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

While the holidays themselves can’t cause a heart attack , certain things people do during the hectic, festive season may stress their heart health more than they realize. So, how can you lower your risk for heart attacks, heart disease and other complications?

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MIBHS

MARCH 15, 2025

Some studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may provide cardiovascular benefits, while excessive or binge drinking can significantly harm the heart. Understanding the effects of alcohol on heart disease, blood pressure, and heart muscle function is essential for making informed decisions about alcohol intake.

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MIBHS

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Understanding the Genetic Connection to Heart Disease Your genetic makeup plays a vital role in shaping your heart health. Genes influence various biological processes, including cholesterol metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and the strength and structure of your heart and blood vessels.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That’s what the field of obesity therapeutics feels like right now. Share In addition to reductions in weight, multiple risk parameters, including blood pressure, waist circumference and lipids, also improve. The primary reason for managing risk factors is to reduce events, including heart attacks.

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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.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

No heart attacks. Except in the setting of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and obesity. This results in a phenomenon called discordance where LDL-C levels can appear normal, but ApoB levels can remain high, and so too does the risk of heart disease. No atherosclerosis. What ApoB Should You Aim For?

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4 21 Luckily, each of these risks can be measured by simple blood tests. 4 In the U.S. 22 In general, hsCRP values above 2.0

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MIBHS

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Hypertension Hypertension, or high blood pressure , is often referred to as the “silent killer” because it typically shows no symptoms until it leads to more severe health issues. Regular blood pressure checks and lifestyle modifications, such as a heart-healthy diet and exercise, are essential for managing this risk.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Share For people with OSA during sleep, there are recurrent episodes where the airway collapses and obstructs the passage of air to the lungs, resulting in: Lack of oxygen Significant variations in blood pressure, heart rate and other physiological metrics. Now imagine someone doing that to you every night.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Lifestyle Habits: Obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and lack of exercise can all negatively impact sexual function. Risk Factors for ED: Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is closely linked to male erectile dysfunction.

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DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy ( semaglutide ) to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

Have you wondered what causes a heart attack? Three coronary arteries supply blood to the heart. When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). So, how do you recognize a heart attack?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When they inevitably have a heart attack, the physician and the patient are often surprised, but if they had looked, they might have seen where that risk was coming from and what to have done about it. Blood Pressure Control For every 20 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure, the risk of dying from heart attack or stroke doubles 3.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 24, 2024

6 [link] Insufficient sleep has been linked to a greater risk for several health conditions including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cognitive decline. 9 Adults who sleep <6 hours each night have a 15% greater risk for CVD and 23% increased risk for coronary heart disease compared to those sleeping 7 hours or more.

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