Pot heightens stroke, arrhythmia risks; keeping low LDL and BP slashes lifetime heart risk

MDedge Cardiocast

Conteúdo fornecido por MDedge. Todo o conteúdo do podcast, incluindo episódios, gráficos e descrições de podcast, é carregado e fornecido diretamente por MDedge ou por seu parceiro de plataforma de podcast. Se você acredita que alguém está usando seu trabalho protegido por direitos autorais sem sua permissão, siga o processo descrito aqui https://pt.player.fm/legal.

4+ y ago 8:02

MP3•Home de episódios

Getting high heightens stroke, arrhythmia risks

Cannabis use or abuse among the young was associated with adverse cardiovascular consequences in two studies.

* * *

Help us make this podcast better! Please take our short listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastsurveyOct2019

* * *

Bempedoic acid cuts LDL by 15% in patients with high levels despite maximal treatment

CLEAR Wisdom may fill a niche for patients who can't get levels down.

Low LDL-C and blood pressure can reduce lifetime risk of CVD by 80%

The effects were seen in those with genetic variants linked with low LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure.

Statins in children cut long-term CVD risk in familial hypercholesterolemia

There were no cardiovascular-related deaths and one event in treated patients who were followed for 20 years

87 episódios

#Science #Medicine #Cardiology #Cardiologynews #Biology #Fitness #MDedge #Cardiologists