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Lifestyle Risk Factors Predict Coronary Calcification among Male Endurance Athletes

Physiologically Speaking

While CAC is typically associated with traditional risk factors such as age, hypertension, and smoking, paradoxically elevated CAC scores have been observed in male endurance athletes despite their otherwise healthy profiles. Traditional Risk Factors Age was one of the strongest predictors.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Understanding how high blood pressure impacts your heart and learning to manage it can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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Fluctuating Blood Pressure Tied to Problems with Thinking Skills

DAIC

11, 2024 Older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates over time may be more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills, according to a study published in the Dec. The study does not prove that fluctuations in blood pressure cause problems with thinking skills; it only shows an association.

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Are cardiovascular risk factors linked to migraine?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Having high blood pressure, specifically high diastolic blood pressure, was linked to a slightly higher odds of ever having migraine in female participants, according to a new study. Diastolic pressure is when the heart is resting between beats.

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A smartphone-guided secondary prevention digital health application reduces systolic blood pressure in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and insufficient blood pressure control

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Several modifiable risk factors, including increased blood pressure (BP), significantly contribute to cardiovascular risk in CCS. BackgroundChronic coronary syndrome (CCS) leads to high morbidity and mortality despite therapeutic advances in recent decades.

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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis

Open Heart

This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with LV mass and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in an Asian population free of baseline cardiovascular disease. Individuals were stratified based on LVMI and the presence of CAC, and intergroup differences in risk factors were analysed.

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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

American Heart News - Heart News

ET Tuesday, June 4, 2024 DALLAS, June 4, 2024 — Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to. Embargoed until 4 a.m.