Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“Statins cause dementia” This one is easy. For a more detailed explanation of why this is the case and why they may, in fact, protect against dementia, you can read a previous post here. The most accurate way (But not the only way) to answer this question is whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, most adults will start to develop advanced plaque in their coronary arteries early in life. By age 66, more than half of all females will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as seen on a CT calcium score. Coronary atherosclerosis, as evidenced by an abnormal CAC score, is a measure of advanced plaque.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:The vascular contribution to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias is increasingly recognized. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) visualizes two important markers of cognitive dysfunction in the retina, vascular changes and amyloid plaque deposition.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 21, 2024

In addition to stroke, ICAD increases the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, magnifying ICAD societal burden. The mechanisms by which ICAD causes stroke include plaque rupture with in situ thrombosis and occlusion or artery-to-artery embolization, hemodynamic injury, and branch occlusive disease.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 3, 2024

While it is true that the older you are, the higher the risk of a heart attack, the process of plaque buildup starts early in life. Over half of all ‘healthy’ heart arteries examined before being used for a heart transplant were shown to have evidence of early plaque buildup. The average age of these heart donors?

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Heart 2023 Conference

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

She continued by saying that the vitamin B2 and B12 they contain can aid in bringing homocysteine levels back to normal, as high levels can contribute to artery plaques. Dementia and cognitive decline in older persons have been linked to CVD. Early cardiovascular disease may hasten middle-aged cognitive deterioration!

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 23, 2024

Cognitive decline, including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, is one of the largest causes of death and disability around the world (and all data indicate the rates are rising). And let’s not forget about the brain — which I think is often neglected in conversations about health and longevity.

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