CardiacWire

MARCH 8, 2024

fold greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or death within three years. age, BMI, comorbidities, prior events), the presence of MNPs in plaque came with a 4.5-times Even more alarming, 20% of patients with MNPs experienced the primary endpoint (myocardial infarction, stroke, or all-cause death), versus 7.5%

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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. Among participants with baseline body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2, 70.4%

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The greater the number of particles the artery wall is exposed to over time, the higher the risk of atherosclerosis and a heart attack 2. Excess weight, as measured by BMI, is typically considered a measure of excess body fat. Relationship of BMI and Risk Of Diabetes. BMI is more of a marker of population-level risk.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 5, 2024

Is HIIT too dangerous for individuals after heart surgery or who’ve suffered a heart attack? Furthermore, BMI and waist circumference decreased in the HIIT group — changes were larger than that of the control group in which none of these outcomes improved. VO2 peak increased by 3.3

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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

months, participants with baseline body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2 lost 12 pounds, or 5.1% Interaction with Hello Heart’s lifestyle-based digital coaching was associated with greater reductions in BP, TC, LDL-C, and weight. . - At 13 months, participants with baseline TC above 240 mg/dL reduced TC by 66 mg/dL. - were female.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 29, 2023

The reduced events included: 44% reduction in major heart events (Heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular death etc.) The real question is whether those who went on to diabetes had less of a benefit from statin therapy in terms of preventing heart attacks and strokes. Share But what about events? That risk is small.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

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. The distinction here is the metabolic consequences of excess fat causing a health risk rather than focusing on the BMI cutoff.

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