DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

He added, “I think most people think of obesity and being out of shape as the primary cause of heart attacks, but we clearly have shown that high cholesterol and blood pressure, which are often heavily influenced by genetics, are the primary risk factors.” “We

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Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

The AHA strives to further understand and help heal health problems inflicted by structural racism, a public health crisis that can significantly damage physical and mental health and perpetuate disparities in access to health care, education, income, housing, and several other factors vital to healthy lives.

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Heart Disease Strokes Stroke Peripheral Arterial Disease 81

Open Heart

APRIL 7, 2022

Referred patients are assessed for eligibility and given tailored, person-centred support, education and monitoring to promote treatment adherence and lipids optimisation. Mean total cholesterol decreased from 7.7±1.6 mmol/L at 3 months (41% reduction), while mean low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) fell from 5.0±1.6

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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the central role of inflammation in coronary artery disease.

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Open Heart

MARCH 16, 2023

Patients received access to a bespoke web-based platform and were invited to attend weekly, online group-based supervised exercise sessions and educational workshops. To support self-management, patients were provided with a Fitbit, a home blood pressure (BP) monitor and an interactive workbook. kg, p<0.001). p<0.001).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Albumin, B12, total bilirubin, cholesterol, CRP, ferritin, iron, folate, hbA1c, HDL, LDL, hemoglobin, MCV, INR, ALT, triglycerides, and vitamin D were abstracted from health records. Patients were divided into underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese according to World Health Organization BMI criteria. 5.94) groups.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 16, 2024

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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DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

It further noted this is intended to help physicians personalize treatment for conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol, or prevent them entirely. Mayo Clinic will use any revenue it receives to support its not-for-profit mission in patient care, education and research.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Risk factors for PAD include smoking; having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis in other parts of the body (such as coronary artery disease); and being age 75 years or older. and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Black adults with PAD in the U.S.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 8, 2024

10kg) Out of which just 250 mg of cholesterol is streaming in blood. We must understand Fat, lipid and cholesterol are different entities. While the total body seems to do little in determining cholesterol levels, what is more scientifically shocking is slope of the curve between blood LDL levels and plaque burden is rarely linear.

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SoftCath

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Using digital cardiac care tools resulted in an increase considering their positive role in monitoring health through: Smoking cessation Weight loss programs Optimised blood pressure control Glycemic control in diabetes Lipid and cholesterol levels Recommended Read: Medical Imaging Emerging Trends in 2021 2.

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COVID-19 Innovation Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiovascular Disease 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Model covariates included sex, age, marital status, household size, household income, education, race/ethnicity, insurance, body mass index (BMI), and an indicator of the condition of interest. SD=1.5), high cholesterol (-5.7, SD=1.5), high cholesterol (-5.7, SD=21.8), followed by other (i.e., SD=21.0), Hispanics (59.3,

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Open Heart

AUGUST 22, 2024

We categorised participants by systolic blood pressure (SBP) at age 40 (<120 mm Hg (reference), 120–129 mm Hg, 130–139 mm Hg and ≥140 mm Hg) and compared stroke risk using Cox proportional hazard regressions adjusted for age, sex, smoking, cholesterol, physical activity, obesity and education.

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Blood Pressure Strokes Stroke Hypertension 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Education‐adjusted cut points were used to define suspected MCI. 1.38]) was also significantly associated with suspected MCI, after adjusting for age, sex, education level, mean arterial pressure, hypertension, diabetes, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, and smoking status. men; age range, 35–96 years [mean±SD, 59.9±11.8 years])

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Lower income, education, occupation (non‐management/professional versus management/professional occupations), and insurance status (uninsured, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, or Medicare versus private insurance) were associated with lower CVH scores (allP&lt;0.01). Heterogeneity by sex was assessed. Participants had a mean age of 54.8 years

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

The model adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, estimated glomerular filtration rate, education, and physical activity at baseline. We first identified baseline lipid species associated with risk of CHD, followed by replication in a European population.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

JANUARY 12, 2023

A key opinion leader can be critically important in helping to educate physicians about a new drug. Try publishing a paper suggesting that cholesterol lowering is a waste of time, when the market for cholesterol lowering drugs is worth hundreds of billions.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

BackgroundHigher scores for the American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 (LE8) metrics, blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, physical activity, smoking, sleep, and diet, are associated with lower risk of chronic disease.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 15, 2023

Brad notes that his primary care physician told him he was young, fit, and had a low bad cholesterol (LDL) and needed a calcium scan rather than a heart flow scan. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Question 1. Does Brad need a calcium scan?

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Participants with BP assessments across 20 years and untreated BP of &lt;130/80 mm Hg were included.

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