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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Heart Disease Blood Pressure Dementia Atherosclerosis 105

Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

High-protein diets are often advocated for building muscle, losing weight, and optimizing body composition. Eating this amount of protein means your diet will comprise about 11% of calories from protein, leaving fat and carbs to fill the gaps. In simpler terms: In mice, a high-protein (and hence high-amino-acid) diet activates mTORC1.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Atherosclerotic plaque formation is modulated by genetic and environmental interactions. In this study, we examined the effects of ApoE deficiency and high fat diet (HFD) on plaque formation and immunomodulatory cellular and molecular mechanisms in mice models.Methods:Wild type and ApoE knockout (KO) mice were fed with normal or HFD.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Lp(a) is emerging as an important, yet under-recognized, potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its ability to promote the development of plaques within artery walls, clot formation and aortic valve calcification.

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Cardiovascular Disease Aortic valve Biomarkers Innovation 52

MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) CAD, which involves the narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries due to plaque buildup, can reduce blood flow to the heart. Lifestyle Changes Making certain lifestyle adjustments can also improve heart function and reduce the risk of further enlargement: Maintain a healthy diet low in salt and saturated fats.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 3, 2024

What kind of diet should I eat? 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.

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Heart Attack Heart attacks Blood Pressure Risk Factors 104

AMS Cardiology

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Understanding Peripheral Artery Disease Peripheral artery disease or PAD is a condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that lead to the legs and feet. Healthy Diet A special peripheral artery disease diet plays an integral role in reducing and preventing this condition.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

To induce atherosclerosis, mice were fed high fat diet (HFD) for 6 weeks following partial ligation of left carotid artery in C57BL6 mice. M-MDSCs phenotype switch, atherosclerotic lesion development and plaque phenotype was studiedin vivo.Results:We observed CCR5 elevation on Monocytic-MDSCs in the early phase of atherosclerosis.

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GEMMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Regular exercise, a balanced diet, and lifestyle choices such as not smoking and managing stress are all crucial for achieving and maintaining optimal cardiovascular health. The role of diet in cardiovascular health Diet plays a significant role in maintaining cardiovascular health.

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You’ll learn: What the Scarcity Loop is and how it guides our behaviors How ultraprocessed foods hack the Scarcity Loop About a small Amazonian tribe with virtually no incidence of cardiovascular disease How to structure your diet to achieve success in our modern food environment And more! Selecting the optimal diet.

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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

High cholesterol levels – Elevated levels of bad cholesterol can contribute to plaque buildup in your arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease. Obesity and poor diet – Being overweight coupled with other risk factors can lead to heart problems. Smoking – Smoking is the most preventable cause of heart disease.

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Heart Disease Blood Pressure Risk Factors Cholesterol 52

MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Eat a Balanced Diet A heart healthy diet is the foundation of cardiovascular health. If you’re overweight or obese, making gradual changes to your diet and increasing physical activity can help you shed pounds and reduce the strain on your heart. tips to keep your heart in optimal condition.

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Blood Pressure Heart Disease Diet Risk Factors 52

AMS Cardiology

JANUARY 21, 2023

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad cholesterol” can create plaque in your arteries, putting you at risk for health complications like atherosclerosis, heart disease and vascular issues. Reduce saturated fats and eliminate trans fats from your diet. You should also eliminate all trans fat from your diet.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

PAD is a serious, progressive cardiovascular disease primarily caused by a buildup of fatty plaque in the blood vessels, or atherosclerosis. This plaque narrows the blood vessels and reduces blood flow to the legs and feet, which may significantly impair physical function, walking performance and quality of life.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 8, 2024

While the total body seems to do little in determining cholesterol levels, what is more scientifically shocking is slope of the curve between blood LDL levels and plaque burden is rarely linear. Mind you LDL constitutes.000025% 000025% of total fat. In fact, for future generations, there is more exciting ignorance waiting to be decoded.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For example, if a coronary artery becomes blocked due to plaque buildup (a condition known as coronary artery disease), the heart muscle may not receive enough oxygen, leading to chest pain (angina) or, in more severe cases, a heart attack. Any interruption in this process can result in serious consequences.

Circulation 52

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A 69‐year‐old woman with a history of lung cancer, hypertension, chronic tobacco use, atherosclerosis, and known calcified plaque at the left carotid bifurcation on dual antiplatelet therapy presented with acute onset of expressive aphasia and right hemiparesis due to acute left CCAO. Post‐operatively, he had evacuation of neck hematoma.

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DAIC

MARCH 25, 2024

Expert debates address challenging questions in the care of patients with valve disease, including a new segment on pulmonic valve disease. Clinical and Investigative Horizons The Clinical and Investigative Horizons is a new type of late-breaker session that was added for ACC23 and is back by popular demand.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

JANUARY 7, 2025

Less quantities of healthier food may be consumed in the diet by those with higher intake of sugar sweetened beverages. Inflammatory cytokines causing unstable plaques lead on to cardiovascular events [1]. Adiposity activates inflammatory cytokines, enhances risk of hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus.

Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Education Chronic Disease 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Methods and results Atherosclerosis was established in C57BL/6N mice by injecting AAV-PCSK9 and 16 weeks of Western diet feeding, followed by switching to a chow diet to induce atherosclerosis regression. Here, we sought to investigate the role of autophagy activation during atherosclerosis regression.

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Circulation

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In a conventional Western diet model for 2 months, HEG1iECKOmice also showed an exacerbated atherosclerosis development in the arterial tree in both sexes and the aortic sinus in males but not in females.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Cross-sectional studies reveal that endurance athletes, particularly middle-aged and older men, often exhibit higher coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) and plaque prevalence compared to less-active individuals. Notably, athletes engaging in very vigorous-intensity exercise are more likely to develop calcified plaques.

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