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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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

The study, “Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control with a Mobile Health Cardiovascular Risk Self-Management Program,” highlights the potential use of digital health technology in the comprehensive control of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death and disability in the United States.

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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.) Having at least one of these risk factors at the outset of the trial increased the likelihood of developing diabetes by 10-fold. Share But what about events?

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 5, 2024

One of the biggest risk factors for CVD development is the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries (the arteries surrounding the heart that provide it with its own blood supply). Is HIIT too dangerous for individuals after heart surgery or who’ve suffered a heart attack? Cardiac rehab works wonders.

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Tue, 03/05/2024 - 13:15 March 5, 2024 — Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an observational study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Cannabis use could be an important, underappreciated source of heart disease.”

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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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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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