Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 29, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. In a new study, evening exercise, but not morning exercise, reduced blood pressure, lowered sympathetic activity, and improved baroreflex sensitivity in a group of adults with treated hypertension.

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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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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Other studies have also unearthed more intricate connections which suggests that physiological conditions, underpinned by biological and chemical factors, may also play a pivotal role in influencing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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MIBHS

MAY 15, 2024

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. Unique Challenges In Diagnosis Diagnosing heart disease in women poses unique challenges.

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 9, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Resting metabolic rate, overnight heart rate, and overnight systolic and diastolic blood pressure were unaltered by carbohydrate or sugar restriction. No surprises here. That’s a sweet conclusion.

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 6, 2024

But the rising trends of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and the falling trend of activity levels lead me to a dark conclusion: things probably aren’t going to get any better. ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme to reduce blood pressure. I’m an exercise scientist by training.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 12, 2018

Despite heparin and supportive care, the patients mental status and blood pressure worsened. Whether it's a PE or a severe asthma attack, the cellular physiology of these cells is acutely the same. She also complained of generalized weakness, lightheadedness, diaphoresis, chest pain, and cough.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 10, 2024

These indirect and direct factors can lead to obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA), CAD, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system, sympathetic nervous system, and hypoestrogenemia.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This is due to several factors, including the aging of the population, a rise in obesity, increased detection, and increased survival with AF along with other forms of CVD. Physiologic factors that impact stroke prevention therapy also change over time and can have important implications for proper medication dosing and patient safety.

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Physiologically Speaking

MAY 3, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. KNG1 and 2 are speculated to play a role in exercise’s effect on improving blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. All of the major HSPs were upregulated after exercise.

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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. The amount of calcium in the blood vessels (known as arterial calcification), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, is higher in people with a short sleep duration.

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