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. A family history of heart disease often indicates that genetic factors might be at play. How Do Genetic Factors Work?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

But the goal in this instance is to die after a long and healthy life ‘ with ’ coronary artery disease rather than ‘ from ’ coronary artery disease. However, the chances of dying from heart disease are directly proportional to the amount of plaque in your coronary arteries.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Decline in exercise ability is a hallmark of progression to overt heart failure. The international ARISE-HF trial was designed to test the effectiveness of the investigational drug AT-001 at stabilizing exercise capacity in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy. Patients had had Type 2 diabetes for an average of 14 years.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The greater the number of particles the artery wall is exposed to over time, the higher the risk of atherosclerosis and a heart attack 2. Not all circulating ApoB particles will transition across the artery wall, but some will. Relationship of BMI and Risk Of Diabetes. You put their diabetes into remission.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

But What About Stress & Heart Disease? When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. 24% increased risk of coronary artery disease. Bring back the real emergencies, I say! The link is real.

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DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

There's growing sentiment that drug-coated balloons could address an unmet clinical need among patients with coronary artery disease in the United States.” Each year, millions of people around the world undergo coronary angioplasty, a non-surgical intervention to treat blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Diamond and Forrester accomplished this by first establishing the prevalence of coronary artery disease based on how clinically likely patients with chest pain symptoms were found to have coronary disease based on a coronary angiogram. years of age, P <0.001), cerebral or peripheral artery disease (6.2%

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

Have you wondered what causes a heart attack? Three coronary arteries supply blood to the heart. When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). So, how do you recognize a heart attack?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When they inevitably have a heart attack, the physician and the patient are often surprised, but if they had looked, they might have seen where that risk was coming from and what to have done about it. The more insulin resistant a person is, the higher their risk of coronary artery disease. 122.025858.

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Risk Factors Heart Disease Blood Pressure Coronary Artery Disease 52

American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Healy, MD, FACC, published an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighting the findings of two studies in that issue demonstrating clear evidence of sex bias in the management of coronary artery disease.2 These have ranged from heart attacks, cardio-obstetrics, breast cancer, prevention and arrhythmias.8-13

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The connection between heart health, vascular risk factors, and sexual function is well-documented, with poor cardiovascular health often leading to or exacerbating erectile issues. But does coronary artery bypass surgery also improve erectile capacity?

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Diet Heart Disease Risk Factors 52

Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 24, 2024

6 [link] Insufficient sleep has been linked to a greater risk for several health conditions including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cognitive decline. 9 Adults who sleep <6 hours each night have a 15% greater risk for CVD and 23% increased risk for coronary heart disease compared to those sleeping 7 hours or more.

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