DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2025

Affecting 60 million people worldwide 1 , the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) is expected to increase by 60% by 2050 due to an aging population and rising cardiometabolic risk factors 2. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 12 million Americans will have AFib by 2030 3.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 22, 2024

About a fifth of all ischemic strokes are attributed to embolization of ruptured atherosclerotic plaque from carotid arterial stenosis. But it has been difficult to predict which person with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is likely to progress to symptomatic carotid disease and stroke.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 23, 2024

Recommendation from UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is that people with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease consume at least one portion of oily fish a week. The authors reported that the regular use of fish oil supplements might be a risk factor for atrial fibrillation among general population.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 24, 2024

The 2023 Almanac results derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and spanning 1990 to 2022, were recently published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology. High systolic blood pressure stands out as a major risk factor, directly contributing to leading cardiovascular causes of death in LMICs.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 21, 2024

Stroke is often due to sudden loss of blood supply to a region of the brain which usually results in paralysis of a part of the body. Stroke could also be due to bleeding into a part of the brain. Strokes and heart disease are linked together in various ways. Stroke can occur after a heart attack as well.

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MAY 1, 2024

They are more prone to have heart attack and stroke (brain attack), due to disease of their blood vessels. Important risk factors for diseases of blood vessels are high blood pressure and sugar, high blood fat levels, overweight/obesity, and smoking. Aortic dissection is tear in the inner lining of the aorta.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 7, 2024

Primary endpoint of the study was a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from any cause in those who had micro and nanoplastics in the carotid plaque. Micro- and nanoplastics: A new cardiovascular risk factor? Inflammatory biomarkers were also estimated. N Engl J Med. 2024 Mar 7;390(10):900-910. PMID: 38446676.

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