Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Numerous previous studies have shown that cardiac rehabilitation can inhibit the progression of atherosclerotic plaques in patients after coronary intervention, effectively controlling patients' clinical symptoms and improving their quality of life.

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Chronic Disease Quality of Life Public Health 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 23, 2024

Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer. As you can see from the above graph, about 50% of people (Controls In White) will have developed a major chronic disease by 70 years of age. Much later onset of disease. So, how do we push out the age at which we will develop major chronic diseases?

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Chronic Disease Quality of Life Dementia Cancer 105

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

The principles that I am discussing here can be applied to all chronic diseases. The diagnosis of any chronic long-term disease can be a traumatic and life-changing experience for a patient. Medications that improve quality of life in heart failure for example include diuretics.

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Chronic Disease Quality of Life Heart Failure Nursing 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 12, 2024

Healthspan A common refrain I hear is, “ I have no interest in living longer if I do not have a good quality of life ” However, one of the single biggest factors impacting your quality of life will be whether or not you have a major chronic disease.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While cardiac surgery, including heart bypass surgery, can significantly improve quality of life and prevent further heart damage, patients may face various complications during or after the surgery, one of which is anemia. What is Anemia? Nutrient deficiencies can lead to nutritional anemia.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Open-Heart Surgery Kidney Disease Chronic Disease 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Although not generally considered a condition that can kill you, it can certainly impact your quality of life and limit the activities you do on a daily basis. Type 2 Diabetes When it comes to the increasing the risk of major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, many cancers and dementia, type 2 diabetes plays a huge role.

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Obesity Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Disease 77

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

By the end of this article, you should be convinced that high levels of fitness and daily exercise are a MUST for a longer quality of life without major illness. Activity - Steps Daily step count, although a crude measure of activity, is surprisingly powerful in predicting early death and disease onset.

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