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Blood Pressure Heart attacks Risk Factors 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
“What should my blood pressure be?” The answer is pretty simple, but most people get this wrong, and doing so increases their future risk of heart attack and strokes. The problem is that high blood pressure is not some obscure risk that only impacts a small percentage of the population.
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.
MIBHS
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. What Is High Blood Pressure?
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Blood Pressure High blood pressure is the risk factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide 2. For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. Blood pressure is easy to check.
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. But other factors also play a role.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
High blood pressure is known as the silent killer. About 50% of all adults have high blood pressure and most people find it confusing and hard to manage. How do you even properly check for high blood pressure? What are the lifestyle factors that cause high blood pressure?
DAIC
APRIL 24, 2024
Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. Yet, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.,
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
When you look at the risk of having a heart attack, it is true that the older you are, the greater the odds of having a heart attack 1. While only 1-2% of those having a heart attack are less than 65 years of age, 1-2% of this very large number means a LOT of heart attacks.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
JULY 5, 2024
We do a terrible job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. And we still do an awful job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. As a risk factor for death, high blood pressure is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor, including smoking.
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Science Daily - Heart Disease
AUGUST 21, 2024
An analysis based on a proposed heart failure risk prediction tool reveals that the incidence of heart failure may be 2- to 3-fold higher among American Indian adults compared to people in other population groups.
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DAIC
JUNE 6, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 06/06/2024 - 21:40 June 6, 2024 — A substantial portion of young athletes are at risk of hypertension, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Care of the Athletic Heart conference , taking place on June 6-8 in Washington. The blood pressure recordings found that 21.3%
Physiologically Speaking
OCTOBER 11, 2024
This was one of my main research interests in graduate school when I was involved in projects related to the effects of sleep deprivation on blood vessel function (endothelial function)—a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. Does the same protective effect of exercise also extend blood pressure?
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 5, 2024
Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke.
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DAIC
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The findings – published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology — could fuel advocacy for a paradigm shift in clinical heart health guidelines to address cardiovascular risk factors at an earlier age in childhood cancer survivors. “We
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
MAY 3, 2024
During each consultation with a patient, I would have to explain certain topics related to heart health, and I found myself repeating them over and over. What should my blood pressure be? What is heart disease? Heart Disease Starts Early In Life. Most people think of heart disease as a problem for older people.
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DAIC
APRIL 6, 2024
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) is presenting leading research focused on trends in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most severe form of a heart attack, at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.24), 24), being held April 6-8 in Atltanta, GA.
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MIBHS
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, often attributed to a mix of lifestyle choices, environmental factors, and genetic predispositions. This blog explores how genetics influence heart health and whether mitigating these inherited risks is possible. How Do Genetic Factors Work?
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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AMS Cardiology
JANUARY 29, 2025
Drinking plenty of water and eating a diet of lower-calorie, nutrient-rich foods can help you control your weight, cholesterol levels and blood pressure, which helps lower your risk of heart disease. Understand the warning signs and symptoms of heart attacks. Know your family heart health history.
DAIC
JUNE 18, 2024
A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 trillion by 2050, according to two American Heart Association ( AHA ) presidential advisories published June 4 in the AHA journal Circulation.
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MIBHS
JANUARY 15, 2025
These harmful substances directly impact the heart and blood vessels in several ways: Reduced Oxygen Supply: Carbon monoxide, a byproduct of smoking, binds to hemoglobin in the blood, reducing its oxygen-carrying capacity. This forces the heart to work harder to supply oxygen to tissues and organs.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 7, 2024
Heart disease does not kill people. Heart attacks do. Appreciating this distinction is critical to understanding heart disease. Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. In this instance, a heart attack. But does this approach work?
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 30, 2024
. ‘ Snipers Alley ’, it turns out, is an age between 40-60, where mostly males were having fatal heart attacks. These patients were not overly bothered about having a heart attack at age 80, but usually, one of their friends, aged 52 or so, had just had a heart attack, and they did not want to be next.
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.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 21, 2024
Some groups will state that any heart events at less than 55 years of age for males and less than 65 for females define early heart disease. A heart attack in a 56-year-old male is early in anyone's books. However, the above age cut-offs give a good idea of what we consider the early presentation of heart disease.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
MAY 1, 2024
Guidelines on hypertension (high blood pressure) generally recommend measurement of blood pressure in both arms in the initial visit. They also suggest that the arm with higher blood pressure recording should be used to record blood pressure in subsequent visits.
DAIC
JANUARY 19, 2024
AVIM therapy is an investigational patented bioelectronic therapy, administered using a standard dual-chamber pacemaker, designed to immediately, substantially and persistently reduce blood pressure. This leaves a gap in the care of these patients and increases their risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure progression.
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DAIC
AUGUST 21, 2024
The results were calculated using a new, proposed risk prediction scale for heart failure specifically for American Indian adults. Type 2 diabetes was associated with a 74% increased risk of developing heart failure within 10 years; and High blood pressure increased the risk of developing heart failure at 10 years by 43%.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
No heart attacks. As the number of ApoB particles increases, the risk of atherosclerosis increases. For every one standard deviation increase of ApoB, the risk of coronary artery disease increases by 65% 2. When both LDL-C and ApoB are at low levels, that increased risk disappears. No atherosclerosis.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
MAY 17, 2024
But What About Stress & Heart Disease? 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. But if you add psychosocial stress to that mix above, the risk goes from 42 times higher to 182 times higher.
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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).
MIBHS
JULY 31, 2024
Here are some of the major ways in which chronic stress negatively impacts cardiovascular health: High Blood Pressure When you experience stress, your body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which cause your heart rate and blood pressure to spike.
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. The primary reason for managing risk factors is to reduce events, including heart attacks. Will These Therapies Always Be Injectables?
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Wellnest
MARCH 12, 2023
A human's health and well-being may suffer significantly after a heart attack. It occurs when blood flow to the coronary arteries is restricted, frequently by a blood clot, which can harm the heart muscle and result in consequences like heart disease or sudden cardiac arrest. Blood pressure is high.
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
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 30, 2024
As we get older, the risk of dementia increases for everyone, regardless of risk factor control. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance. Insulin resistance is a significant driver of cardiovascular risk. Poor Sleep Increases The Rate Of Heart Attacks & Stroke.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Managing blood pressure. Control Risk Factors Early. The majority of risk can be managed with close attention to lifestyle factors, but for some, medications may be needed. Now add in an elevated Lp(a), which is a common genetic cholesterol particle disorder, and that risk reduction gets even bigger.
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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.
MIBHS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Women often experience heart disease differently than men, with risk factors and symptoms that can be easily overlooked or misinterpreted. A key difference lies in how women and men experience heart attacks. Understanding these risk factors is essential for early detection and prevention.
MIBHS
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
While cardiovascular risk affects both genders, men often face unique challenges and factors that increase their susceptibility. Understanding these risk factors and taking proactive steps toward heart health is crucial for men of all ages.
Science Daily - Stroke
AUGUST 7, 2023
a child with risk factors for heart disease (high blood pressure, overweight, etc.) This is precious time that could be spent managing their conditions to help them avoid having a heart attack or stroke at a young age. Today in the U.S.,
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 21, 2024
Strokes and heart disease are linked together in various ways. In general, risk factors for stroke and some forms of heart disease are similar. Strokes due to blocks in blood vessels, can be seen along with blocks in blood vessels of the heart. Stroke can occur after a heart attack as well.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 13, 2024
When it comes to cardiovascular disease, two of the biggest risk factors we must consider are: ApoB concentration - A measure of the number of circulating lipid particles. Visceral Fat & Insulin Resistance - The amount of fat in your abdominal cavity and major organs and how it influences your risk of insulin resistance.
Wellnest
JANUARY 23, 2024
Chirag Doshi, the director of the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), has highlighted the increasing global incidence of cardiovascular diseases, attributing it to lifestyle choices and various risk factors. Stress management strategies and mental health awareness are crucial to mitigating this risk.
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