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Cardiovascular health could be biggest risk factor for future dementia rates

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Unfavorable social factors may raise heart disease risk factors in Asian American adults

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Asian American adults with more unfavorable factors related to income level, education, housing, access to health care and other social variables had a greater likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular disease in this.

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Many US Adults Unaware of Critical Cardiovascular Risk Factors

HCPLive

A recent survey indicates many US adults are unaware of their vital health metrics, highlighting the need for increased education on heart disease prevention.

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Almost Half of US Counties Have No Cardiologists Despite Higher Prevalence of CV Risk Factors, Mortality

DAIC

According to the researchers, broader policy interventions to widen broadband access and increase digital literacy, increase access to adequate health insurance coverage and reducing prevalence of modifiable risk factors would also have a sustainable impact. Average round-trip distance to nearest cardiologist was 16.3 miles vs 87.1

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Winning the Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Practical, Proactive Solutions

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Explore actionable, evidence-based strategies to combat traditional and emerging risk factors, with a focus on precision approaches and primordial prevention. Precision Medicine: Personalizing Prevention for Better Outcomes Precision medicine provides tools to customize prevention and treatment plans based on individual risk factors.

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PO-05-205 SHIFTING AWARENESS AND PRIORITIZATION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RISK FACTOR MODIFICATION THROUGH VIRTUAL PATIENT EDUCATION

HeartRhythm

Patient (pt) educational programs are an integral component of care and have the potential to promote pt engagement and improved outcomes. We assessed the impact of a virtual Atrial Fibrillation (AF) educational program on risk factor modification (RFM) including weight loss (WL), alcohol use, OSA and HTN (BP).

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Cardiac rehabilitation: the gateway for secondary prevention

Heart BMJ

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary supervised programme which typically consists of tailored exercise and education on lifestyle management and risk factor modification in cardiac patients. Participation in CR reduces morbidity and mortality, while improving quality of life following major cardiovascular events.