Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 9, 2025

BackgroundEmerging genetic and observational evidence indicates that remnant cholesterol (RC) is a significant residual risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the risk of a high Gensini score associated with RC and lipid ratios.

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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. to 61% of the U.S.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new report.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Heersink School of Medicine have unveiled critical insights into the influence of high-proportion spliced-in titin truncating variants, or hiPSI TTNtv, on cardiovascular disease risk. Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Other studies have also unearthed more intricate connections which suggests that physiological conditions, underpinned by biological and chemical factors, may also play a pivotal role in influencing cardiovascular disease (CVD). In addition, the risks increased with increasing stress levels for death and coronary heart disease.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to a new study.

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Open Heart

MAY 23, 2024

Pre-eclampsia and heart failure have common risk factors, including hypertension, obesity and diabetes. It is not known whether heart failure increases the risk of pre-eclampsia. This study examines whether pregestational heart failure increases the risk of pre-eclampsia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

Does stress cause heart disease? 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. Stress causes heart disease. +PS The link is real.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 7, 2024

Heart disease does not kill people. Heart attacks do. Appreciating this distinction is critical to understanding heart disease. Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. This is where ‘Risk Factors’ come into play.

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DAIC

JUNE 28, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Fri, 06/28/2024 - 08:10 June 27, 2024 — Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women, and gaps in care and access persist between women and men. In 1924, the physicians who founded the American Heart Association believed that better understanding of heart disease would lead to better outcomes.

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DAIC

JULY 9, 2024

Getty Images mtaschetta-millane Tue, 07/09/2024 - 07:23 July 9, 2024 — Disparities in cardiovascular disease outcomes between urban and rural areas continue to widen, yet nearly half of U.S. and those in the South had the highest cardiovascular risk index. counties do not have a practicing cardiologist. miles vs 87.1

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

February 1, 2024 — As cardiologists, heart disease patients and the organizations that serve them across the country embark on American Heart Month, DAIC has compiled a snapshot of significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke statistics, along with a review of the atherosclerosis drug market.

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DAIC

JANUARY 22, 2024

These are true innovators who propose novel approaches to major research challenges in the areas of heart disease, stroke and brain health. Loscalzo’s research will focus on the link between heart disease and certain foods, or chemicals naturally contained in foods.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A review in The Lancet finds that 20% of the world population carries a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and aortic valve stenosis: Increased levels of a lipid particle called lipoprotein(a). It is the most common genetic cause of cardiovascular diseases.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, Low-level lead poisoning is a risk factor for preterm. Annually 5.5

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3

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MIBHS

MARCH 15, 2025

Some studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may provide cardiovascular benefits, while excessive or binge drinking can significantly harm the heart. Understanding the effects of alcohol on heart disease, blood pressure, and heart muscle function is essential for making informed decisions about alcohol intake.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

Preventing or delaying the onset of coronary artery disease is a great strategy for living longer. The challenge is that the things you do to prevent heart disease are unlikely to pay dividends for a very long time—many years if not decades. This is a program that starts the day of your heart attack.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

In fact, when considering the contribution of risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and its early manifestations, such as metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, are some of the biggest drivers of risk. Compared to someone without type 2 diabetes, the person with type 2 diabetes has a risk that is tenfold higher 1.

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not well defined. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with LV mass and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in an Asian population free of baseline cardiovascular disease.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable. But most people have not heard of one of the Tsimane Tribe in Bolivia, which has some of the lowest rates of heart disease in the world. (As Tsimane Tribe.

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Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

The human capital approach was used to estimate productivity losses from morbidity and premature mortality due to cardiovascular conditions.RESULTS:One in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 3, 2024

Asian American adults with more unfavorable factors related to income level, education, housing, access to health care and other social variables had a greater likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular disease in this study.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

When it comes to cardiovascular disease, two of the biggest risk factors we must consider are: ApoB concentration - A measure of the number of circulating lipid particles. 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.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

When you have gotten all four crucial lifestyle factors wrong, you are only left with medications and procedures. Here are five things everyone should know about sleep and heart disease. Remember, if you get sleep right, you seriously increase your odds of getting the other factors right. The problem is, it might be.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

We need to do better if we want to majorly impact rates of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Like other risk factors for heart disease, the key is to maintain normal blood pressure for as long as possible. High blood pressure is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide 1. It is not enough.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 26, 2025

Many youth have heart disease risk factors by their late teens, and preventing or addressing these risks early may reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future, according to a new scientific statement.

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CardiacWire

MAY 8, 2024

A new JAMA study revealed that a shocking 90% of US adults are at risk of developing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, underscoring the need for preventative action before we face a wave of CKM-related heart disease. Stage 4 (heart disease, with or without kidney disease) – 9.2%

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. years of follow‐up, 385 incident CVD events (159 coronary heart disease and 226 stroke) were documented. During the median 14.2 years 1.76), 1.72 (1.23–2.40), 2.40), and 2.49 (1.69–3.67), 3.67), respectively. 1.76), 1.72 (1.23–2.40), 2.40), and 2.49 (1.69–3.67),

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The reason excess weight is such big issues are the health consequences it confers with increased rates of diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and others, just to name a few. JAMA Cardiol 2021;6:437–47 11 Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

BACKGROUND:Orthostatic hypertension is an emerging risk factor for adverse events. Hypertension, Ahead of Print. had systolic orthostatic increases, 20.1% had standing SBP 140 mm Hg, and 1.3% had systolic orthostatic increases with standing SBP 140 mm Hg.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 22, 2024

Control of dyslipidemia and diabetes, but not hypertension, reduces the association of HIV status with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Jan. 16 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 7, 2025

The 10 and 30year risks of total CVD, atherosclerotic CVD, coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure (HF) were estimated for patients without CVD history at each time point (n=1242910), using the social deprivation indexenhanced Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs equations.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 3, 2024

Having more unfavorable social determinants of health, such as being unemployed, uninsured or not having education beyond high school, was associated with an increased likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Asian American adults, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. (..)

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Wellnest

AUGUST 24, 2023

Introduction One of the biggest causes of death worldwide continues to be cardiovascular disease. In this blog, we will unravel some of the most common myths about cardiac health and heart diseases while providing accurate and evidence-based information to promote a healthy lifestyle.

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