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Very high LDL no impact on plaque progression

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

What he looked at was a collection of people on very low carb ketogenic diets who also happened to have extremely high LDL cholesterol. They were all healthy with none of them having diabetes, or hypertension, meaning that they were well matched. In those with the very high cholesterol it had been at that level for at least five years.

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Harnessing Telehealth and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring to Improve Hypertension Care

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Hypertension is a condition that requires continuous monitoring, making it an ideal candidate for telehealth and digital health innovations. Why Telehealth is Essential for Hypertension For patients with hypertension, managing blood pressure outside of the office is crucial. Who Should Use Video Visits?

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Screening for carotid atherosclerosis: development and validation of a high-precision risk scoring tool

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Positive correlations were identified with age, systolic blood pressure, a history of hypertension, male gender, and total cholesterol. By stressing the significance of managing cholesterol levels, especially HDL, our findings provide actionable insights for CAS prevention.

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Lipid-lowering effect and oral transport characteristics study of curculigoside

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionThe incidence of metabolic disorders during pregnancy is increasing year by year, with diseases including hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Statins are the primary drugs for treating hyperlipidemia or atherosclerosis, yet some patients remain unresponsive to them, and pregnant women are prohibited from taking statins.

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Life's Essential 8 and Incident Hypertension Among US Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Journal of the American Heart Association

At visit 1 (2008–2011), information on behavioral and clinical factors (diet, smoking status, physical activity, sleep duration, body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, fasting glucose, and medication use) were measured and used to estimate an LE8 score (range, 0–100) for 14 772 participants. had high cardiovascular health (LE8 ≥80).

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Abstract 4125511: L-shaped association of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional study

Circulation

The cutoff value was 2.13, and in the hypertensive population, the cutoff value was 1.93.Conclusions:There The mean NHHR was 2.97 ± 1.48, and in the fully adjusted model, a negative correlation was observed between NHHR and ePWV scores (β = -0.01, 95% CI: -0.02, -0.00), with the highest tertile of the NHHR having a mean ePWV score that was 0.06

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Hypothalamic Gliosis Is Associated With Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Outcomes were body mass index, highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol, lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting triglycerides, and the presence of hypertension (n=449), diabetes (n=66), metabolic syndrome (n=254), or coronary heart disease (n=25). The primary measure compared MBH with amygdala (MBH/amygdala).