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. Yet, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.,

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DAIC

DECEMBER 5, 2024

With this new funding, Cleerly will continue to scale its commercial growth and clinical evidence generation, helping health care professionals improve outcomes for patients across the coronary care pathway. Barclay continued, “Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death globally and costs our country $422B annually.

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DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 population could be affected by cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years, according to two new science reports. and Susan F. to 61% of the U.S.

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DAIC

JULY 19, 2024

The study evaluated the ability of the Fat Attenuation Index (FAI) Score on routine CCTA to predict cardiovascular outcomes in different socioeconomic classes, ethnicity groups, and in the presence or absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

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DAIC

MAY 14, 2024

Within the complex umbrella of cardiovascular disease, CAD is a type of heart disease that develops when the coronary arteries narrow and the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart. Accessed May 2024. Kirtane, Yongjian Wu, William Wijns, Weixian Yang, Martin B. Leon, Shubin Qiao, Gregg W.

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DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

Zerlasiran is a siRNA (short interfering RNA) designed to lower the body’s production of Lp(a), a key genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease affecting up to 20% of the world’s population. Median percentage reduction in Lp(a) of 90% or greater were observed for both doses at week 36.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 1, 2025

While the typical image of someone suffering a heart attack might be a man clutching his chest, heart disease is a major problem for women, too. In fact, it's the leading cause of death among women in the United States, with nearly 45% of the nation's women over age 20 living with some form of cardiovascular disease.

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DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

adults—and more than 2 in 5 adults aged 60 years and older—have elevated triglycerides, also known as hypertriglyceridemia , putting them at an increased risk for heart attacks and stroke. milla1cf Sun, 04/07/2024 - 18:20 April 7, 2024 — An estimated 1 in 5 U.S. and Canada. Patients’ median triglyceride level was 242 mg/dL.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PlaqueIQ imaging analysis software to help physicians diagnose cardiovascular disease (CVD). I believe plaque quantification has the potential to greatly improve outcomes for patients while providing tremendous savings to the healthcare system.”

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DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

“Our findings show that interventions based on techniques from behavioral economics can achieve and sustain increased levels of physical activity in a population with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and could be another tool to help reduce cardiovascular risk.”

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

APRIL 12, 2024

Introduction: Addressing the Need for Improved LDL Management in the US There is a clear need for innovative treatments to combat cardiovascular disease (CVD). Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women. However, every 40 seconds, an individual in the US suffers a heart attack.

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DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

milla1cf Sun, 04/07/2024 - 18:09 April 7, 2024 — Among patients at high or very high risk for a heart attack or stroke, the addition of the investigational drug lerodalcibep to standard cholesterol-lowering medication for one year reduced LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, levels by more than half on average, compared with a placebo.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

But What About Stress & Heart Disease? 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.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 5, 2024

Exercise prevents and reverses cardiovascular disease, but whether high-intensity exercise training (HIIT) is safe and effective for adults after minimally invasive heart surgery is unknown. Exercise is a wonder drug for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and reversal. Cardiac rehab works wonders.

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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? ApoB The relationship of serum ApoB levels and cardiovascular risk over your lifetime is clear. Subscribe now V02 Max. Subscribe now The inverse then holds true.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 12, 2024

Objective Assessment of generalisability of guideline-informing trials on antithrombotic treatment intensification to real-world patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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DAIC

APRIL 30, 2024

The highly positive outcomes observed in primate models highlight the potential of this strategy. Cardiovascular diseases are still among the top causes of death worldwide, and especially prevalent in developed countries. Heart attacks typically kill millions of cardiac muscle cells, leaving the heart in a weakened state.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Aims:Asian Americans experience disproportionate burdens of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the trends in cardiovascular risks in adults from different Asian ethnic backgrounds remain understudied. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140513-A4140513, November 12, 2024.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 12, 2024

The study aims to evaluate the applicability in the real world of randomised clinical trials (RCT) on antithrombotic treatment in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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DAIC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The opportunity is even greater in millions of lung CT scans,” said Dr. Morteza Naghavi, founder and president of HeartLung Technologies, and founder of nonprofit SHAPE (Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication). This unique aspect makes AutoChamber a cost and time-saving solution for physicians and healthcare system.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

Obesity is also a key driver of risk for cardiovascular disease. Poor Sleep Increases The Rate Of Heart Attacks & Stroke. Shortened sleep is now recognised as part of the eight key factors of good cardiovascular health. Poor Sleep Increases The Rate Of Heart Attacks & Stroke.

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AMS Cardiology

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Below, we aim to debunk common myths about cardiovascular disease, providing accurate information and emphasizing the importance of treatment for heart disease with timely interventions. It’s crucial to recognize heart health is a lifelong endeavor and preventive measures should begin early.

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CardiacWire

MARCH 24, 2024

Less than two weeks after Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy gained expanded FDA approval for cardiovascular event risk reduction, CMS issued a new Medicare Part D guidance that allows coverage of obesity drugs for senior patients with “an additional medically accepted indication”… like cardiovascular disease.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 4, 2024

2, 2024 — Eko Health recently announced a new independent study from researchers at Imperial College London (Imperial) that demonstrated how AI can identify patients with significantly higher risk of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks and heart failure. Nicholas S.

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GEMMS

JUNE 25, 2024

Understanding Cardiovascular Disease in Women Understanding cardiovascular disease in women involves recognizing unique risk factors such as hormonal changes and pregnancy-related complications, necessitating proactive care and awareness to manage and prevent heart disease effectively.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Share Let’s first state our goal when we are in the business of ‘Heart Disease Prevention’: To delay the onset of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis/plaque) that might rupture and cause a heart attack. And the less plaque you have, the lower the risk of a heart attack.

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DAIC

MARCH 20, 2024

A clearer view of the arterial system enables healthcare professionals to identify and address issues more effectively, contributing to improved patient outcomes. Timely imaging enables the early identification of cardiac conditions, paving the way for proactive intervention and ultimately resulting in improved patient outcomes.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Let’s start with the most basic measures and then examine increasingly complex ones.

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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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DAIC

APRIL 5, 2024

IVL is a minimally invasive, catheter-based treatment for calcified arterial lesions, which can reduce blood flow and cause pain or heart attack. Shockwave is a leading, first-to-market provider of innovative intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology for the treatment of calcified CAD and PAD.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 20, 2023

20th October 2023 (With lessons from, and for, all other health services around the world) The Quality and Outcomes Framework The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) was to be the glittering triumph of Evidence Based Medicine. Many of the commonest and most deadly diseases afflicting humanity would be picked up early, then treated.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I do this for three reasons: There is a relationship between short sleep and worse cardiovascular outcomes. Poor sleep generally impacts cognitive well-being, nutrition and exercise routines, all of which are key pillars of cardiovascular health. Prevalence estimates of sleep apnea in several cardiovascular conditions.

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SoftCath

MAY 22, 2021

Among numerous other disorders, patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases have the largest mortality rate. Where developing countries have somehow managed to provide treatment for their citizens suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The surge for patients requiring cardiovascular care is enormous.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 10, 2024

Doubling this amount to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity or 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity per week would (if adhered to, of course) yield massive benefits for cardiovascular health. Remember that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Something’s gotta give.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 29, 2023

Share JUPITER In 2008 a landmark paper was published showing that in people without cardiovascular disease and relatively normal LDL-cholesterol (<3.4 mmol/l or 130 mg/dl), the use of rosuvastatin 20mg significantly reduced the likelihood of major cardiovascular events 1. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. What To Do?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Randomised outcome-based trials will be necessary to assess whether lowering Lp(a) levels with such an approach will translate into meaningful clinical benefits, i.e. fewer heart attacks. Our options are limited for reducing the excess risk of early cardiovascular disease as a consequence of elevated Lp(a) levels.

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