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14 Ways To Prevent Dementia

Dr. Paddy Barrett

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. Obesity The relationship between obesity and dementia is not straightforward and likely depends on when a person becomes obese and also whether there is significant metabolic dysfunction with the obesity.

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Abstract 252: The outcomes and complications in patients undergoing subclavian?carotid artery bypass surgery: A case series

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

A 69‐year‐old woman with a history of lung cancer, hypertension, chronic tobacco use, atherosclerosis, and known calcified plaque at the left carotid bifurcation on dual antiplatelet therapy presented with acute onset of expressive aphasia and right hemiparesis due to acute left CCAO.

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

These diets, including vegan and vegetarian variations, have shown links to lower risks of ischemic heart disease ; reduced body weight and lowered ApoB levels ; and a decreased risk of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

These diets, including vegan and vegetarian variations, have shown links to lower risks of ischemic heart disease ; reduced body weight and lowered ApoB levels ; and a decreased risk of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

ET Main Tent (Hall B1) Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives or Both Combined to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients with Elevated Risk For Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events. 12:15 p.m.

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Risk Factors for the Development of New-Onset Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of the VITAL Study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

In multivariable competing risk models, increasing age, male sex, White race, height, weight, body mass index ≥30 kg/m2, hypertension, current or past smoking, alcohol intake ≥2 drinks/day, postcollege education, and randomized treatment with vitamin D were significantly associated with incident persistent AF.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022 Arman Kilic Supplementing Existing Societal Risk Models for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Machine Learning for Improved Prediction Journal of the American Heart Association November 2021 Jared Belle Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular (..)