ADN Center of Excellence

JUNE 11, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical diagnostics, early disease detection stands as a critical frontier, offering the potential to save countless lives and improve patient outcomes. At the forefront of this quest lie the remarkable advancements in imaging technology, ushering in a new era of precision and insight.

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ADN Center of Excellence

JUNE 11, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical diagnostics, early disease detection stands as a critical frontier, offering the potential to save countless lives and improve patient outcomes. At the forefront of this quest lie the remarkable advancements in imaging technology, ushering in a new era of precision and insight.

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Quality of Life Innovation Cancer Technology 52

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Several risk factors can contribute to the development of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis including hypercoagulable states, dehydration, infections, head or neck injuries, cancer, and some rheumatological diseases (1). Good functional outcome defined as mRS 0‐3 was achieved in a total of 181 patients.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

They are dying less often from the two leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. For each factor achieved, the risk of dying from either of these two conditions drops significantly. But they don’t guarantee the outcome. Whether that is from a place of insulin sensitivity and low future risk.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

It’s the leading cause of death for women, claiming more lives each year than all forms of cancer combined. Despite its prevalence, many women are unaware of the unique risks and symptoms they face, often underestimating the threat it poses. Understanding these risk factors is essential for early detection and prevention.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

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. Regardless of what is driving the effect, it is clear that experiencing high levels of stress is associated with worse outcomes. Bring back the real emergencies, I say!

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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. Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes. N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Rather than just aiming to get ‘Healthy’ this year, how about setting clear targets for improvement that are highly correlated to positive health outcomes? Muscle Strength Muscle strength and muscle mass are closely linked to improved longevity and better health outcomes. Subscribe now V02 Max. You decide. You measure.

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Soviet biologist Trofim Lysenko famously rejected the objective reality of Mendelian genetics because it clashed with the Marxist philosophy that the environment, not genetics, was the primary determinant of outcomes. Women also had more cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension (66.6% years of age versus 59.0±8.4

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This year’s theme, “Advancing Cardiovascular Care for All” brings the latest practice-changing breakthroughs, along with top experts debating and discussing outcomes of highly-anticipated clinical trials. 24 from April 6 - 8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center. 12:15 p.m.

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Not only that, if evolution wired us to be lazy, then why do moderate to high levels of physical activity and aerobic fitness correlate with the best health outcomes? Up to a point, increasing levels of physical activity improves health outcomes. Source: Pinckard et al.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

This at least informs us that high-level athletics does not seem to compromise longevity or increase one’s risk of death. In addition, rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer in high-performing athletes are 27% and 40% lower, respectively, than in non-athletes. We cannot, of course, infer causation from these observations.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, there’s not great evidence that multivitamins benefit specific health outcomes. This hypothesis was studied in a randomized controlled trial known as the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study or COSMOS. Nutritional insurance? A health- and longevity-boosting powerhouse? Perhaps not.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nevertheless, cases like the one presented today — illustrate the continued need for review of these points that are KEY to attaining a good outcome. Regular readers of this ECG Blog will be well familiar with many of these points. Review of the CASE: Dr. Smith has reviewed today's case in step-by-step detail. No ECG was ordered on Day #1.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It was designed to evaluate an integrated risk tool (IRT) that combines genetic risk in the form of a polygenic risk score or PRS, with QRISK, a prediction algorithm for CVD. For people aged 45-64, genetics accounts for 40% as much risk as all the non-genetic risk factors combined in QRISK.

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DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Reducing this risk is a key part of our commitment to driving change for this community, as we work to increase manufacturing capacity to responsibly supply this important medicine." The FDA decision is based on the results of the landmark SELECT phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes trial that examined the effect of adding Wegovy 2.4

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

MARCH 5, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an alternative to oral anticoagulants (OACs) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, but the predictors of LAAO use in routine care are unclear. 0.88]), female sex (aOR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.71–0.76]),

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

We've known for a long time that smoking tobacco is linked to heart disease, and this study is evidence that smoking cannabis appears to also be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States,” Jeffers said. Cannabis use could be an important, underappreciated source of heart disease.”

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Share Why you die earlier is likely down to the earlier onset of the two major diseases that are the leading causes of death worldwide: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer. An earlier diagnosis of diabetes is associated with a significantly higher risk of both conditions. We cannot guarantee outcomes, but we can set up probabilities.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Such support is provided by a number of government institutions and charities, including the Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Wellcome. I don’t think so. I have read some utter bollocks in my life.

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