DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

milla1cf Sun, 04/07/2024 - 18:09 April 7, 2024 — Among patients at high or very high risk for a heart attack or stroke, the addition of the investigational drug lerodalcibep to standard cholesterol-lowering medication for one year reduced LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, levels by more than half on average, compared with a placebo.

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DAIC

APRIL 24, 2024

Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. Yet, CVD remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.,

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 29, 2024

If current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain unchanged, a newly unveiled heart risk calculator would render 16 million people ineligible for preventive therapy.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 10, 2024

If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 28, 2023

New research details the first oral drug for the treatment of a type of high cholesterol -- called Lp(a) -- that is a potentially more dangerous version of the so called 'bad' cholesterol, LDL, because it is stickier and may be more likely to cause blockages and blood clots in your arteries.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol. The team discovered a link between 4PY, a breakdown product from excess niacin, and heart disease.

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AMS Cardiology

JANUARY 21, 2023

We all want to be heart-healthy and ensuring our cholesterol levels are in the normal range is one of the most critical steps. High cholesterol can increase your risk of severe conditions like heart disease and heart attacks. What Is Cholesterol? There are two types of cholesterol.

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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , JAHA, found that Hello Heart’s digital heart health program was associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and weight. statins). . -

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 3, 2024

During each consultation with a patient, I would have to explain certain topics related to heart health, and I found myself repeating them over and over. What is a normal cholesterol? What is heart disease? Heart Disease Starts Early In Life. Most people think of heart disease as a problem for older people.

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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

They will also selectively support clinical research involving the CaRi-Heart technology for coronary inflammation diagnostics and LODOCO 0.5 Caristo shares Agepha Pharma’s passion for fighting coronary inflammation, which is one of the primary drivers of heart attack risks,” said Frank Cheng , CEO of Caristo Diagnostics. “We

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Cardiometabolic diseases significantly increase the risk of stroke and heart attack, leading causes of death worldwide. Treatment of ApoE3*L.CETP mice with ETX-291 significantly reduced the cardiometabolic risk factors LDL and VLDL cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and fibrinogen.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It emerged that Barney Calman was very keen to find case histories where people had stopped taking statins and then suffered a catastrophic event, such as a heart attack or stroke, or dying. When she was diagnosed with high cholesterol, she was advised to change her diet and exercise. There she was admitted to hospital.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4 milligrams per liter (mg/L) are linked to increased risk of heart attacks or risk of a repeat heart attack.23

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The findings – published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology — could fuel advocacy for a paradigm shift in clinical heart health guidelines to address cardiovascular risk factors at an earlier age in childhood cancer survivors.

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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. Moreover, a healthy heart contributes to improved overall fitness, endurance, and quality of life.

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MIBHS

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

High blood pressure puts extra strain on the heart and blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Regular blood pressure checks and lifestyle modifications, such as a heart-healthy diet and exercise, are essential for managing this risk.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, on average, six months after starting treatment. LDL or “bad” cholesterol contributes to the development of fatty deposits in the arteries, which raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other forms of heart disease.

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DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

By silencing the LPA gene, the levels of Lp(a) are lowered, which in turn is expected to lower the risk of heart diseases, heart attacks and strokes. “We In this case, it aims to ‘silence’ LPA, a gene that tells the body to make a specific protein that is only found in Lp(a).

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Basically she had been to see her GP and because her cholesterol was found to be a little on the higher side, she was being strongly advised by her GP to take a Statin. High Cholesterol is not really a condition unless it impacts on the patient’s quality of life or length of life. A lady in her 60s recently consulted me.

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DAIC

JANUARY 30, 2024

Clinicians currently use two separate risk models to assess patients’ chances of having heart attacks , strokes , and other major cardiovascular events. The ARIC participants included some cases with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and some without.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I do apologise for being direct, but this issue is one of the most frequent barriers I encounter to initiating cholesterol-lowering therapy. A therapy that has been proven repeatedly to reduce the probability of heart attacks and strokes in multiple double-blind randomised controlled studies 1. mmol/l (24 mg/dl) 3.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Controlling LDL cholesterol. Let's take a 42-year-old male with an LDL cholesterol of 5.1 mmol/l (197 mg/dl) with normal blood pressure who is a little overweight, does not smoke or have diabetes and has a family history of heart disease. How much would they benefit from going on a cholesterol lowering medication?

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

JUNE 25, 2024

In short, we were effectively accused of being liars, and ‘ purveyors of misinformation ’ about statins (drugs that lower LDL/cholesterol). Because of our lies hundreds of thousands of people had stopped taking statins, resulting in (potentially) many thousands of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

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. High levels of stress have been linked to: 30% increased risk of stroke. The link is real. No real surprise there.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 12, 2024

If you have high LDL cholesterol and are unsure what that means for your risk of heart disease, this article is for you. Over the course of your lifetime, your LDL cholesterol will slowly increase. By midlife, the average male and female will see a significant rise in their LDL cholesterol. Heart attacks kill people.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

OCTOBER 20, 2023

People at risk of cardiovascular disease would have their cholesterol levels checked. The aim is to reduce death and damage from nasty things such as heart attacks and strokes. With diabetes, the aim is also to reduce heart attacks and strokes… additionally kidney failure, and amputations, and blindness.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Signs and symptoms of vascular disease (such as pain or swelling in the legs, arms, and feet) can go unnoticed or unrecognized and cause serious or life-threatening complications if left untreated including heart attack, stroke, amputation, and even death.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

An elevated Lp(a) is the most common genetic cholesterol disorder impacting 10-20% of the population. Everyone should have an Lp(a) blood test at least once, but this is an absolutely must-do test if you have an early family history of heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 3;78(5):421-433. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 8, 2023

Blood Pressure & Cholesterol The same principles apply to managing blood pressure and cholesterol. mmol/l (155 mg/dl ) and a family history of heart disease. Untreated, his risk of having a heart attack or stroke over the next 40 years. Lower, for longer, is better. Not that uncommon of a scenario.

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DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

High levels of triglycerides and the lipid particles on which they are carried in the blood can contribute to the formation of “plaques” in the arteries that impede blood flow and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Patients’ average triglyceride level at baseline was about 900 mg/dL.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 29, 2023

Share JUPITER In 2008 a landmark paper was published showing that in people without cardiovascular disease and relatively normal LDL-cholesterol (<3.4 The reduced events included: 44% reduction in major heart events (Heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular death etc.) Share But what about events?

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

Have you wondered what causes a heart attack? Three coronary arteries supply blood to the heart. When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). So, how do you recognize a heart attack?

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Dr. Anish Koka

JANUARY 18, 2023

Discovering discrepancies in a major published trial from the pharma-academic complex would be a boost to those seeking to force trial data to be public, and that is exactly what a group of investigators attempted to do with a major cholesterol lowering trial published in 2017. Cholesterol lowering is big business. billion dollars.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. Having no evidence of plaque on both of these tests reflects a very low risk of a heart attack in the next five to ten years.

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DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

adults—and more than 2 in 5 adults aged 60 years and older—have elevated triglycerides, also known as hypertriglyceridemia , putting them at an increased risk for heart attacks and stroke. It is well known that high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as the “bad” cholesterol, heighten cardiovascular risk.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

What do you think would happen to someone's blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, or blood glucose if you were to evaluate what happens after you stop their blood pressure, cholesterol-lowering, or diabetes medication? I told you they didn’t work. ” But let me ask you this. The exact same thing.

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