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Very high LDL no impact on plaque progression

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

10th December 2023 A very important study – please watch Very high low density lipoprotein levels with no impact on plaque progression I interrupt my series on what is wrong with the health service to bring you breaking news. He states that five years is more than sufficient to detect any difference in plaque progression.

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To Understand Heart Disease, You Need To Understand This.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

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. This, of course, could be 200 years of age for some people. The answer is yes.

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Physiology Friday #199: High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Coronary Artery Plaque

Physiologically Speaking

Exercise prevents and reverses cardiovascular disease, but whether high-intensity exercise training (HIIT) is safe and effective for adults after minimally invasive heart surgery is unknown. Exercise is a wonder drug for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and reversal. Does intense exercise adversely affect coronary plaque?

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Subscribe now So why is it that so many people are having heart attacks at less than 65 years of age? The reason: They were accumulating plaque in their coronary arteries much earlier than their peers. You can’t have a heart attack if you don’t have plaque in your coronary arteries. The answer: Risk Factors.

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New cardiovascular imaging approach provides a better view of dangerous plaques

Science Daily - Heart Disease

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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What To Do If You Have An Early Family History Of Heart Disease

Dr. Paddy Barrett

If you have an early family history of heart disease, there are specific steps you need to take to define if you have an increased risk and what to do about it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the probability of someone in your family having heart disease is likely to be high.

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HeartFlow's Plaque Analysis Leading The Way: 95% Accuracy vs Invasive Imaging In Newly Published REVEALPLAQUE Study

DAIC

a leader in non-invasive artificial intelligence (AI) heart care solutions, announced that the data from its REVEALPLAQUE study , highlighting the accuracy of its Plaque Analysis, was published in the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging. 1 Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.²

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