Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

” This is one of the most common questions I get as a cardiologist when talking about preventing heart disease and living longer. And there are so many things a person can do to prevent heart disease and live longer. Death from heart disease: 51% reduction in risk. Heart Failure: 69% reduction in risk.

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Exercise Heart Disease Quality of Life Blood Pressure 119

Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 16, 2024

atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant complications associated with this condition include ischemic stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, dementia and mortality.

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Atrial Fibrillation Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease Dementia 112

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JULY 5, 2024

And if it’s not, your risk of: Heart disease. Heart attack. Kidney disease. Dementia An early death. For every 20 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure above normal, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. Of course, there will be exceptions to this figure.

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Blood Pressure Heart Attack Heart attacks Risk Factors 105

European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The highest risk was associated with dementia (hazard ratio [HR] 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.45-1.65), 1.65), chronic kidney disease (HR 1.37, 95%CI 1.34-1.41), 1.41), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 1.32, 95%CI 1.28-1.35). Obesity was associated with a lower risk of all-cause death (HR 0.81, 95%CI 0.79-0.84).

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Heart Failure Coronary Artery Disease Kidney Disease Dementia 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

If you are doing the appropriate aerobic and resistance training levels, you should be at the higher end (If you have serious kidney disease, you should speak with your dietician). You can see the protein range is between 95 and 189 grams per day. This amount of protein will have a calorie cost. 1 gram of protein ~ 4 calories.

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Diet Diabetes Exercise Kidney Disease 103

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Written by Magnus Nossen, edits by Smith The patient in today's case is an 85-year-old male with a history of COPD and dementia. Due to very severe dementia, it was impossible to obtain a detailed history. How extensive was this patient's heart disease prior to this recent event? When did the MI begin? When was the VSR?

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Chest Pain Pericarditis Myocardial Infarction Dementia 89