Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 7, 2025

The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well knownsmoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood of heart ailments down the road.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a critical public health concern, with risk factors such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood sugar levels, elevated cholesterol, and obesity beginning in childhood.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

JUNE 14, 2024

There has been a substantial increase in the use of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to treat morbid obesity despite observational evidence demonstrating the superiority of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

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Cholesterol Obesity Research 52

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Research has been conducted previously on rtPA exclusion in obese AIS patients as well as AIS patients with a history of smoking [3, 4, 5, 6]. However, little is known regarding the comorbidities associated with exclusion from rtPA in obese AIS patients with a history of smoking.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 21, 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Totum-070 on cholesterol levels in an animal model of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia. Results The Western diet induced obesity, fat accumulation, hepatic steatosis and increased plasma cholesterol compared with the control group.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cardiovascular risk factors were measured at 1‐year intervals for 4 years in 4249 adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned to ILI or diabetes support and education. to −0.59]), total cholesterol (β=−1.12 [95% CI, −1.75 to −0.48]), and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (β=−1.04 [95% CI, −1.59

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Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Only when you have a clear idea of those three factors can you decide whether or not to take a medication to lower your LDL cholesterol. I use statins in the question posed above because that is what most people think and, in fact, what they will start with when looking to lower their LDL cholesterol with a medication. Not zero risk.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 3, 2025

Patients with systemic inflammation were more frequently smokers, obese, with comorbidities, and had higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides levels than patients without systemic inflammation.

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CardiacWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The US obesity management arena gained a major new competitor last week with the FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, giving obese and overweight patients in the US a second (on-label) option beyond Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. weight reductions among people with T2D in the SURMOUNT-2 trial, and 15% to 20.9%

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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for morbid obesity, with most patients achieving significant weight control within 1-2 years post-surgery. The clinical correlation between the methylation of the vtRNA 2-1 promoter and postoperative outcomes in obese patients remains unclear.

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GEMMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle significantly increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease Understanding the risk factors for cardiovascular disease is crucial for maintaining optimal cardiovascular health.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Older adults with obesity and metabolic syndrome may have decreased elimination of the xylitol metabolite xylose, which may explain the higher observed risk of thrombosis and stroke in older adults who consume foods with sugar alcohols. However, multiomics studies of both xylitol metabolites and these miRs in humans have not been done.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.“ “Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease” The argument goes like this. “If cholesterol causes heart disease, why is it that about half of all patients with a heart attack have normal cholesterol? Cholesterol is an essential part of the story.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

Overweight/Obesity. Falling into the class of obesity with a BMI of greater than 30 makes this more likely, but so also does having excess visceral fat deposition with significant metabolic consequences at a BMI less than 30. Weight Loss Potential With Obesity Medications. ” here is what I tell them. The exact same thing.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Modified low-density lipoproteins (LDL), such as oxidized LDL (oxLDL), small dense LDL (sdLDL), and electronegative LDL [LDL(-)], are capable of triggering the atherogenic process, favoring the subendothelial accumulation of cholesterol and promoting inflammatory, proliferative, and apoptotic processes characteristic of atherosclerotic lesions.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 11, 2024

Cholesterol is an essential molecule that affects the distribution and proper functioning of this receptor. Case presentation The patient was an obese 72 years old man, past smoker, diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and lipid metabolism disorder.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JUNE 7, 2024

The interplay of Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and CVD : Dr. Harold E. Bays, MD, DABOM, MFOMA, FTOS, FACC, FASPC, FNLA , provided an overview of a joint expert review by the National Lipid Association and the Obesity Medicine Association regarding the interplay of obesity, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Open Heart

OCTOBER 15, 2024

obese (body mass index≥30 kg/m 2 ) and 53.5% centrally obese (waist circumference≥88 cm for women, ≥102 cm for men). reached the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol target of <2.6 The risk factor control was poor: 9.3% of patients were smokers, 38.1% Only 37.8% Among treated dyslipidaemic patients, 59.5%

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Circulation

JANUARY 23, 2024

High-cholesterol diet–fed ApoE–/–mice with AVCAPIR knockout were used to examine the role of AVCAPIR in aortic valve calcification (AVC). Gain- and loss-of-function assays were conducted to determine the role of AVCAPIR in the induced osteogenic differentiation of human valvular interstitial cells.

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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

High cholesterol levels – Elevated levels of bad cholesterol can contribute to plaque buildup in your arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease. Obesity and poor diet – Being overweight coupled with other risk factors can lead to heart problems.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Generalized linear models with Poisson distribution were used to examine the prevalence and prevalence ratios of self‐reported hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and overweight/obesity among Asian subgroups compared with US‐born NHW adults. Participants' mean (±SD) age was 49±0.1

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 21, 2024

(Article will be linked) We know ,HDL carries free cholesterol from peripheral cells, including macrophages and endothelial cells. This is the much famous Reverse Cholesterol Transport(RCT) and the anti-atherosclerotic effect of HDL.It is expected to change its shape like a chameleon, while ferrying the cholesterol to liver.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the early 1970’s a group of 106 severely obese patients were put on a diet that resulted in an average weight loss of 63 Kg (139 lbs) over about one year 2. In addition to this very aggressive calorie restriction, patients also consumed very little fat, protein, cholesterol, or salt. But Let Me Tell You A Story. Diabetologia.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Patients were divided into underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese according to World Health Organization BMI criteria. 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. 5.94) groups.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

AUGUST 26, 2022

26th August 2022 And so, after a great deal of faffing about, my article on cardiovascular disease ‘Assessing cardiovascular disease: looking beyond cholesterol’ has been made free to view. Models not based on LDL/cholesterol levels. Writing an article for a medical journal is not that difficult. Helloooo… ever heard of the Internet.

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 9, 2024

On one side, advocates of low-carbohydrate diets argue that cutting carbs, particularly in the form of sugars, is essential for weight management and metabolic health — pointing the rise of insulin resistance, obesity, and type 2 diabetes as evidence that our carbohydrate-laden diets are wreaking havoc on our bodies.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

OCTOBER 20, 2023

P=0.84), obesity (35.8% mg/dL,P=0.53), total cholesterol (191.2 mg/dL,P=0.53), total cholesterol (191.2 Inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis showed no significant differences in the burden and control of hypertension (19.3% versus 18.8%,P=0.76; P=0.76; 79.8% versus 77.8%,P=0.75), P=0.75), dyslipidemia (24.0%

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Reducing Risk Factors Exercise helps manage and reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, and diabetes. This increased efficiency supports overall heart health.

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Physiologically Speaking

JULY 26, 2024

For each 1-hour increase in nightly sleep duration, there was: a 38% reduction in the risk for a new diagnosis of obesity a 23% lower risk for a new diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea The median sleep duration of the study cohort was 6.8 hours per night.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Aster proteins mediate the nonvesicular transport of cholesterol from the plasma membrane (PM) to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here we show that loss of Aster-B leads to diet-induced obesity in female but not in male mice, and that this sex difference is abolished by ovariectomy.

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Diet Obesity Cholesterol Physiology 116

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

The 14 Factors Include: Hearing Loss High LDL cholesterol Less Education Traumatic Brain Injury Depression Social Isolation Hypertension Obesity Smoking Excess Alcohol Diabetes Physical Inactivity Air Pollution Visual Loss Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission When You Intervene Matters.

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MIBHS

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Genes influence various biological processes, including cholesterol metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and the strength and structure of your heart and blood vessels. Specific genetic variants, such as those affecting cholesterol metabolism, can increase the likelihood of plaque buildup in the arteries. How Do Genetic Factors Work?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Normal Cholesterol Levels. A study of almost 10,000 adults with obesity (BMI >30) who were evaluated for all LE8 factors and followed for over 7 years can give us some insight 1. Can we take the obesity risk off the table also? Not smoking. Adequate Sleep. Normal Blood Pressure. No Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes.

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