Cholesterol Coronary Artery Disease Heart Disease 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Preventing heart disease is possible. To prevent heart disease, you need to know what causes it, how to measure the relevant factors and what to do about them. When we say heart disease, what we really mean is plaque in the artery wall. We also refer to these cholesterol particles as ApoB particles.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Reversing or regressing coronary artery disease is possible. You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. Subscribe now 1 Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 26, 2024
Coronary artery disease is caused by the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall. But if a retained cholesterol particle is the spark. Insulin resistance and diabetes may not ‘ cause ’ coronary artery disease, but they are huge accelerants. Timing Matters.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JUNE 21, 2024
If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The same principle applies to assessing and managing your risk of heart disease. I am frequently asked ‘ When ’ should people start thinking about assessing their risk of heart disease and also focusing on reducing it. Unless, of course, you do not have any interest in reducing your risk of heart disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. Low HDL Cholesterol. Even having one of the metabolic syndrome factors increases the risk of dying from heart disease by 73% 4. J Am Heart Assoc. High Blood Pressure.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The majority of heart attacks occur as a result of plaque in the coronary arteries that is not obstructive and, therefore, asymptomatic. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. mmol/l (130 mg/dl) or below, between 20-50% will already have coronary artery disease.
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