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Abstract TP268: Xylitol, Xylose, and MicroRNAs Associated with Thrombosis and the Clotting Cascade in a Multi-Omics Cross-Sectional Study of Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Stroke

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Xylitol, a sugar alcohol with a global market estimated at 161,500 metric tons, has been linked to increased thrombosis and risk of stroke and heart attack. fasting blood glucose was 103 13 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol was 49 10 mg/dL, and triglycerides were 173 63 mg/dL. The mean BMI was 35.2 kg/m2, HbA1c was 5.9% 0.4,

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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Newly included risk factors— untreated vision loss and high LDL cholesterol —underscore the critical role of these elements in maintaining cognitive health. The Cholesterol Connection Cholesterol’s recognition as a risk factor for dementia marks a pivotal advancement in understanding, preventing, and delaying cognitive decline.

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Avocados for the Heart; Cardiology's Sad State; CBD for Pulmonary Hypertension?

Heart 2023 Conference

In patients who are not taking statins, Esperion announced that bempedoic acid with or without ezetimibe (Nexletol/Nexlizet) can lower LDL cholesterol by more than 25%.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

Inflammation driven by signaling cytokines, circulating immune cells, adhesion molecules, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) leads to atherosclerotic plaque development, plaque progression, and eventual rupture.14,15 21 Luckily, each of these risks can be measured by simple blood tests. N Engl J Med.

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Circulating Sex-Specific Markers of Plaque Instability in Women and Men With Severe Carotid Atherosclerosis

Stroke Journal

Antagonistic interactions between sex and white blood cell (WBC) counts, basophil-to-WBC ratio, and platelet counts influenced plaque instability.

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