Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 5, 2024

Researchers have developed a new catheter-based device that combines two powerful optical techniques to image the dangerous plaques that can build up inside the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 24, 2024

Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere in our environment—including in our oceans and lakes, farmland, and even Arctic ice algae.

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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.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 11, 2024

Doctors may be able to leverage the new insights to identify patients at greatest risk of having atherosclerotic plaques break free and cause heart attacks or strokes.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Investigators who previously found that a daily statin pill helps prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV have now discovered a potential mechanism that may help to stabilize plaques and prevent their rupture in blood vessels.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When you look at the risk of having a heart attack, it is true that the older you are, the greater the odds of having a heart attack 1. While only 1-2% of those having a heart attack are less than 65 years of age, 1-2% of this very large number means a LOT of heart attacks. So far, so good.

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CardiacWire

MARCH 8, 2024

A landmark NEJM study revealed that many patients with carotid artery disease might have microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) embedded in their carotid plaque, and those patients have a massive 4.5-fold fold greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or death within three years. in patients without MNPs in their plaque.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 6, 2024

In some cases, these levels -- specifically high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often thought of as 'bad cholesterol,' -- were linked to plaque buildup and cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.

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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.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This is about estimating your near-term risk of a heart attack. The most accurate way (But not the only way) to answer this question is whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries. If you already have plaque, your risk of event an event goes up proportional to the amount of plaque you have 2.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers have identified a new target to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where plaque clogs arteries and causes major cardiac issues, including stroke and heart attack.

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

This registry will aim to provide world-wide physicians the most accurate information on coronary plaque to improve cardiovascular risk prediction and support the selection of patient-specific treatment,” said Dr. De Cecco. The ultimate goal is to positively impact cardiovascular health globally with a reduction in cardiovascular events."

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. All of these parameters are important and need to be considered when evaluating plaque regression. REVERSAL Investigators.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a new target to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where plaque clogs arteries and causes major cardiac issues, including stroke and heart attack.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

fold higher risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) Caristo's AI-Risk model, CaRi-Heart Risk Score, outperformed other scores in routine clinical use for prediction of cardiac mortality, and when presented to clinicians, resulted in changes of management decision in 45% of the patients. "The fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5.5-fold

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

. ‘ Snipers Alley ’, it turns out, is an age between 40-60, where mostly males were having fatal heart attacks. These patients were not overly bothered about having a heart attack at age 80, but usually, one of their friends, aged 52 or so, had just had a heart attack, and they did not want to be next.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Elucid has announced that four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will extend coverage for AI-enabled quantitative coronary plaque analysis, including its FDA-cleared PlaqueIQ image analysis software, beginning Nov. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 24, 2024

The early detection of plaques by circulating biomarkers is highly clinically relevant to prevent the occurrence of major complications such as stroke or heart attacks. miRNA expression profiles of serum-derived EVs were obtained by small RNA sequencing and in plaque material simultaneously acquired from patients.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JUNE 7, 2024

Heart disease does not kill people. Heart attacks do. Appreciating this distinction is critical to understanding heart disease. Heart disease is the presence of plaque or atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. In this instance, a heart attack. But does this approach work?

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DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The study focused on patients who underwent PCI for acute coronary syndromes (ACS)—life-threatening conditions which include heart attacks and chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart—with stents containing drugs to prevent further plaque buildup.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On the basis of these findings we told her that she had suffered a heart attack. She asked me why I felt she had had a heart attack and I explained to her that she had had chest pains and the blood test indicating damage to the heart was elevated and that was all we needed to say that she had had a heart attack.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MAY 7, 2024

Their findings could lead to new therapies for people with endothelial dysfunction, a type of disorder that contributes to coronary artery disease that may occlude with plaque and lack ability to carry sufficient blood into the heart tissue causing a heart attack.

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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. 33 years of age.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 2, 2024

Vascular plaque. It starts with inflammation. Perhaps your blood pressure has been a little too high for a little too long, putting strain on your blood vessels.

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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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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

They will also selectively support clinical research involving the CaRi-Heart technology for coronary inflammation diagnostics and LODOCO 0.5 Caristo shares Agepha Pharma’s passion for fighting coronary inflammation, which is one of the primary drivers of heart attack risks,” said Frank Cheng , CEO of Caristo Diagnostics. “We

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

However, for people with risks for heart disease, these warning signals can have a negative consequence: they can increase the size of plaque in arteries, making them narrow, and trigger inflammatory events that can cause plaque to rupture. This can set the stage for a heart attack or stroke.

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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. That all depends on your overall risk of a future cardiovascular event like a heart attack.

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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.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 27, 2024

For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. A cardiac CT is a low-dose CT scan of your heart that assesses whether or not you have plaque in your coronary arteries and, if so, how much. Blood pressure is easy to check.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Investigators who previously found that a daily statin pill helps prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV have now discovered a potential mechanism that may help to stabilize plaques and prevent their rupture in blood vessels. The research led by a team from Mass General Brigham is published in JAMA Cardiology.

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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

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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.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent clinical trial reveals how a daily statin pill may prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Researchers found an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help guide treatment decisions for stroke patients led to improved stroke care quality and fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks and vascular death among stroke survivors three months after a stroke. and Global Data From the American Heart Association. In the U.S.,

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DAIC

JULY 19, 2024

He added, “His trial demonstrated that the most socioeconomically deprived population remained at significantly higher risk of cardiac death and non-fatal heart attacks and the risk was mediated by coronary inflammation detected on cardiovascular CT scans.

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