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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Systemic inflammation prevalence in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study using a nationwide primary care database in Spain

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionSystemic inflammation is recognised as a critical driver of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), especially in patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Specifically: - HDL cholesterol increases by 2–12 mg/dL - Total cholesterol decreases by 8 mg/dL - Triglycerides decrease by 7–13 mg/dL - LDL cholesterol may decrease by 10–13 mg/dL in adults at high cardiometabolic risk Weight and body composition Here’s where resistance exercise shines.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Specifically: - HDL cholesterol increases by 2–12 mg/dL - Total cholesterol decreases by 8 mg/dL - Triglycerides decrease by 7–13 mg/dL - LDL cholesterol may decrease by 10–13 mg/dL in adults at high cardiometabolic risk Weight and body composition Here’s where resistance exercise shines.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

11 Despite the link between inflammation and cardiovascular disease has been proven by extensive research, most physicians have focused on treating high-risk patients with lipid lowering therapies including statin therapy.1,12,13 Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease. 34 The safety of colchicine, 0.5

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Physiology Friday #216: The "Molecular Map" of Why Exercise is Good for Us

Physiologically Speaking

A number of tissue-specific adaptations were observed in response to training, including responses related to the recruitment of immune cells and tissue remodeling in the lungs, cholesterol synthesis in the liver, ion flux in the heart, and metabolism and muscle contraction in the gastrocnemius.