Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Over a long enough time frame, pretty much everyone will get heart disease. By the time you get to age 80, you will almost certainly have evidence of plaque in your coronary arteries - you will have heart disease. But remember: Heart disease doesn’t kill people. Heart attacks do. Think decades.

Heart Disease

DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

ISR is the obstruction or narrowing of a stented vessel by plaque or scar tissue. vs. 3.9%, P=0.001), a 49% risk reduction in heart attack at the target vessel (6.4% vs. 28.7%; P=0.006). 4,5 Findings also included zero definite/probable cases of clotting within the stent (0.0%

Stents

DAIC

APRIL 7, 2024

High levels of triglycerides and the lipid particles on which they are carried in the blood can contribute to the formation of “plaques” in the arteries that impede blood flow and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. An estimated 1 in 5 U.S. Patients’ average triglyceride level at baseline was about 900 mg/dL.

Heart Attack

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 9, 2024

People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, a heart attack and premature death due to atherosclerosis, but it has been unclear what the underlying mechanisms are. The study has now been published in Nature Communications.

Diabetes

Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

This refers to all the steps necessary to reduce the odds of a subsequent event, such as a second heart attack or stroke. So, let’s cover seven things that reduce the risk of a subsequent heart attack. Just because you have heart disease or have had a heart attack does not mean there is a lot that can be done.

Heart Disease

DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

milla1cf Sat, 04/06/2024 - 18:32 April 6, 2024 — The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients’ arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology ’s Annual Scientific Session.

Heart Attack

Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Everyone starts with no plaque in the coronary arteries, but over a long enough time frame, everyone develops plaque in their coronary arteries. By age 80, almost everyone will have evidence of advanced plaque in their coronary arteries, as defined by a cardiac CT 1. Plaque accumulation happens in stages. You got it.

Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

To prevent heart disease, you need to know what causes it, how to measure the relevant factors and what to do about them. When we say heart disease, what we really mean is plaque in the artery wall. No heart attacks. Except in the setting of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and obesity.

Heart Disease

DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients’ arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at ACC.24, 24, the American College of Cardiology Annual Annual Scientific Session.

Heart Attack

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. 33 years of age.

Heart Attack

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 21, 2024

Some groups will state that any heart events at less than 55 years of age for males and less than 65 for females define early heart disease. A heart attack in a 56-year-old male is early in anyone's books. However, the above age cut-offs give a good idea of what we consider the early presentation of heart disease.

Heart Disease

DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular (CV) death.4

Cardiovascular Disease

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).

Peripheral Arterial Disease

DAIC

APRIL 2, 2024

In the study, post-menopausal women underwent heart scans to assess their CAC score, a measure of plaque buildup—fat, calcium and other substances—in the heart’s arteries. A higher CAC score indicates a higher risk of a heart attack or other cardiac events.

Plaque