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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Newly included risk factors— untreated vision loss and high LDL cholesterol —underscore the critical role of these elements in maintaining cognitive health. The Cholesterol Connection Cholesterol’s recognition as a risk factor for dementia marks a pivotal advancement in understanding, preventing, and delaying cognitive decline.

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Harnessing digital health to optimise the delivery of guideline-based cardiac rehabilitation during COVID-19: an observational study

Open Heart

Patients received access to a bespoke web-based platform and were invited to attend weekly, online group-based supervised exercise sessions and educational workshops. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet score improved from 5.2 Outcomes were assessed at baseline, end of programme and at 6-month follow-up. kg, p<0.001). p<0.001).

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Abstract 4136995: Veterans Affairs (VA) Lipid Optimization Reimagined Quality Improvement Program (VALOR-QI) in Veterans with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) at the San Juan VA

Circulation

VA sites work with an AHA QI consultant to develop and deploy a local quality improvement plan to help overcome site specific barriers preventing Veterans from achieving optimal cholesterol levels. Once the patient starts with a new lipid medication, they are followed in 3 months with labs.

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Abstract 10: Enhanced Benefits of the Life's Essential 8 in APOE Epsilon 4 Carriers

Stroke Journal

The independent variable or “exposure” was the LE8 score, which was based on data on blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, sleep duration and diet. Participants with prior stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or myocardial infarction (MI) were excluded.

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Rationale and Design of the mTECH?Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American Heart Association

Key secondary and exploratory outcomes include improvement in a composite cardiovascular health metric, CR engagement, quality of life, health factors (including low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, weight, diet, smoking cessation, blood pressure), and psychosocial factors.

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The Role of Genetics in Heart Disease: Can You Prevent It?

MIBHS

While much attention is given to modifiable risk factors such as diet, exercise, and smoking, the role of genetics in heart disease is equally critical yet less understood by the general public. Specific genetic variants, such as those affecting cholesterol metabolism, can increase the likelihood of plaque buildup in the arteries.

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No Plaque, No Problem: Tackling Atherosclerosis Prevention

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Urbanization, increased sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy diets have fueled this trend. These cases are particularly challenging because traditional prevention strategies, which target known risks like high LDL cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking, may not apply.