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Cardiovascular Disease Heart Disease Risk Factors 
Science Daily - Heart Disease
JUNE 4, 2024
Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions are likely to triple by 2050, according to recent projections. At least 6 in 10 U.S.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
And plaque in your coronary arteries is the result of exposure to risk factors over time. These individuals then must have had one or more risk factors for a long time prior to their heart attack. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. The answer: Risk Factors.
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American Heart News - Heart News
APRIL 3, 2024
Research Highlights: 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.
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American Heart News - Heart News
MARCH 27, 2024
Research Highlights: People living in neighborhoods with more environmental adversities, including pollution, toxic sites, high traffic and few parks, had higher rates of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors. This association.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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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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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 4, 2025
When I asked the readers of this newsletter about their experience of trying to get a comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment, the general feeling I got back was one of frustration. The majority of readers here are middle-aged and concerned about their future risk of heart disease. So, no excuses there.
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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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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Wellnest
JANUARY 16, 2023
Recent studies have suggested that there may be a link between depression and heart disease. Depression and heart disease share many risk factors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet. There are several mechanisms by which depression may increase the risk of heart disease.
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. (..)
40 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.
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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.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
JUNE 7, 2024
Ballantyne, MD , emphasized that while fellows may consider prevention “boring,” it is crucial for avoiding resource-intensive late-stage cardiovascular disease (CVD). He highlighted that cardiovascular health is essential for cognitive health, noting the common occurrence of vascular dementia.
Penn Heart and Vascular Blog
JULY 28, 2022
Being heart healthy can prevent a heart attack or stroke by lowering your risk for heart disease. To start you on the right path, there are several risk factors that doctors will tell you to focus on.
The British Journal of Cardiology
AUGUST 1, 2024
Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) can improve the accuracy of assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and the risk of aortic valve stenosis. Management of high levels encourages rigorous attention to correction of other risk factors, such as blood pressure, smoking and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).
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Journal of the American Heart Association
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
We assessed the association of cannabis use (number of days of cannabis use in the past 30 days) with self‐reported cardiovascular outcomes (coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and a composite measure of all 3) in multivariable regression models, adjusting for tobacco use and other characteristics in adults 18 to 74 years old.
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.
119 Coronary Artery Disease Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Background Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its unique apo(a) component and its association with atherosclerosis and thrombogenesis. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were systematically searched in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and other databases.
The British Journal of Cardiology
APRIL 16, 2024
Moreover, it can play an important role in combating gender inequalities in cardiovascular disease outcomes. From big data, AI can produce algorithms that individualise cardiac risk factors and prevent perpetuating gender biases in diagnosis. Nonetheless, AI implementation requires caution.
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Circulation
APRIL 15, 2024
Environmental toxicants and pollutants are causes of adverse health consequences, including well-established associations between environmental exposures and cardiovascular diseases. Emerging evidence suggests that environmental exposures in early life may be key risk factors for cardiovascular conditions across the life span.
Science Daily - Stroke
MARCH 27, 2023
As health care professionals, researchers and consumers increasingly use genetic testing, they are uncovering incidental genetic abnormalities, or variants, that are associated with cardiovascular diseases.
GEMMS
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
It encompasses several factors, including the strength and efficiency of the heart, the flexibility and health of the blood vessels, and the ability of the cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body’s tissues.
Science Daily - Stroke
AUGUST 7, 2023
a child with risk factors for heart disease (high blood pressure, overweight, etc.) This is precious time that could be spent managing their conditions to help them avoid having a heart attack or stroke at a young age. Today in the U.S., A new study from Northwestern University and the Ann & Robert H.
DAIC
JUNE 4, 2024
Caristo Diagnostics Limited has announced the results of a landmark clinical study published in The Lancet that support the ability of Caristo's CaRi-Heart AI technology to quantify coronary artery inflammation and accurately predict cardiac events. fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5.5-fold
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The British Journal of Cardiology
AUGUST 1, 2024
Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation studies have identified lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) as an emerging risk factor for calcific aortic stenosis and a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in different ethnicities.
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DAIC
APRIL 7, 2024
A total of 154 patients (median age 62 years, 42% women) with high triglyceride levels and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease participated in the study at 24 sites in the U.S. and Canada. Patients’ median triglyceride level was 242 mg/dL.
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MIBHS
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Regular physical activity is a cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle, and its positive effects on heart health are widely recognized. Engaging in exercise can significantly contribute to maintaining a healthy heart and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, like all good things, balance is key.
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European Journal of Heart Failure
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Abstract Gene therapy has recently become a reality in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This scientific statement provides a comprehensive overview of the various modalities of gene therapy used to treat heart failure and some of its risk factors, and their application in the clinical setting.
Open Heart
AUGUST 30, 2023
Introduction The independent and causal cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is elevated in >1.5 billion individuals worldwide, but studies have prioritised European populations. Causal effects of increased Lp(a) with increased glycated haemoglobin were estimated for Europeans (p value =1.4
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