Heart Disease Prevention | Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/category/risks/heart-disease-prevention/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:32:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://peterattiamd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-apple-icon-32x32.png Heart Disease Prevention | Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/category/risks/heart-disease-prevention/ 32 32 #338 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on aerobic exercise and VO2 max, insulin resistance, rising healthcare costs, treating children with autism and ADHD, and strength training | Quarterly Podcast Summary #4 https://peterattiamd.com/qps4/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:15:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=32932 “You need to tackle the foe [type 2 diabetes] by addressing more than one leg of the stool at a time.” —Peter Attia

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]]> #336 – AMA #68: Fasting, well-balanced diets, alcohol, exercise for busy people, wearables, emotional health, assessing cardiovascular health, and more https://peterattiamd.com/ama68/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=32335 “It's the calorie restriction that provides the greatest benefit. How you go about achieving it is really a function of your style.” —Peter Attia

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]]> Compounding effects of multiple metabolic conditions on cardiovascular risk https://peterattiamd.com/compounding-effects-of-metabolic-conditions-on-cardiovascular-risk/ Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=32238 Recent evidence reveals that the combination of liver disease and type 2 diabetes has a multiplicative effect on cardiovascular disease and mortality

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]]> #334 – Cardiovascular disease, the number one killer: development, biomarkers, apoB, cholesterol, brain health, and more | Tom Dayspring, M.D. https://peterattiamd.com/tomdayspring7/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=32179 “Cholesterol is almost certainly the most important molecule in the brain.” —Tom Dayspring

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]]> A link between antihypertensive medications and fall risk reminds us to take precautions https://peterattiamd.com/fall-risk-and-antihypertensive-drugs/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=31656 A recent study highlights the association between blood pressure medications and risk of falls and fall-related injuries, but we can take steps to offset the danger

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]]> #329 ‒ Special AMA: Peter on exercise, important labs, building good habits, promising longevity research, and more https://peterattiamd.com/specialama/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=31196 In this special episode of The Drive, Peter tackles a wide range of listener questions submitted over the past year. The discussion spans essential topics such as exercise—covering grip strength, traveling workouts, and why Peter doesn’t consider exercise an ideal weight-loss strategy—and the top biomarkers everyone should track. He also explores promising new longevity research,…

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]]> Calming the concern over exercise duration and coronary artery calcification https://peterattiamd.com/exercise-intensity-and-cac/ https://peterattiamd.com/exercise-intensity-and-cac/#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=30398 A recent study reported positive correlations between exercise duration and CAC, but causality – and relevance to risk of cardiovascular events – is not established

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/exercise-intensity-and-cac/feed/ 21 Could plasma protein levels be a surrogate for VO2 max testing as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness? https://peterattiamd.com/proteomics-and-cardiorespiratory-fitness/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=26198 A proteomics model may provide an alternative method for estimating risk of mortality and chronic disease

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]]> Coronary atherosclerosis is a silent killer, but we have tools to stop it https://peterattiamd.com/tools-to-stop-cad/ Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:00:06 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25657 A new study reveals that the prevalence of atherosclerosis is alarmingly high among asymptomatic adults classified as “low risk” and underscores the importance of lipid-lowering therapies for avoiding atherosclerosis progression and mortality

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]]> #313 – AMA #62: Protein’s impact on appetite and weight management, and uric acid’s link to disease and how to manage levels https://peterattiamd.com/ama62/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama62/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:45:11 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25622 "The body responds in pretty significant ways to alterations in protein availability.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama62/feed/ 4 #311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/ https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25544 “I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/longevity101/feed/ 7 Does pharmacological treatment for ADHD increase risk of cardiovascular disease? https://peterattiamd.com/adhd-medication-and-cvd/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25530 A recent study suggests that use of medications commonly prescribed for ADHD treatment is associated with increased risk of certain cardiovascular conditions, but does it exceed the risks associated with untreated ADHD?

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]]> Does xylitol increase risk of cardiovascular disease? https://peterattiamd.com/xylitol-and-cvd/ Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:27 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25334 Same study, different day: A recent study linking the sweetener xylitol to increased risk of cardiovascular events should ring a bell – but not an alarm.

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]]> #306 – AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:45:49 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25279 “Metabolic health, first and foremost, is the goal of nutrition.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama60/feed/ 10 Reducing heavy alcohol intake: a lifeline for cardiovascular health https://peterattiamd.com/reducing-heavy-alcohol-intake/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:46 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25248 Can reducing heavy alcohol intake significantly lower cardiovascular risk, or is the damage already done?

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]]> High Lp(a) warrants intervention, even without other cardiovascular risk factors https://peterattiamd.com/high-lpa-risk-factors/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:22 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25209 A new study shows that the oft-ignored metric is strongly associated with heart attacks, regardless of the presence or absence of standard modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease

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]]> Silencing the alarm over a recent paper on dietary protein and atherosclerosis https://peterattiamd.com/protein-and-ascvd/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:00:17 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24902 A recent report that high protein intake contributes to atherosclerosis has limited relevance to anyone but transgenic mice

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]]> Does time-restricted eating increase the risk of cardiovascular death? https://peterattiamd.com/time-restricted-eating-and-ascvd/ Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:00:46 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24802 Why I don’t put any stock in a recent “study”

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]]> Removing race as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease? https://peterattiamd.com/race-and-cvd-risk/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 12:00:26 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24735 The AHA has announced a new “race-free” assessment tool, but eliminating this variable carries the potential to increase – rather than decrease – racial disparities in healthcare

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]]> Where a study on metformin and cardiovascular disease fell short – and what it can teach us https://peterattiamd.com/metformin-and-cardiovascular-disease-study/ Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:00:14 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24419 An investigation on metformin, diabetes, lipid biology, and cardiovascular disease offered little insight on any of these topics, but it illustrates common problems in scientific research

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]]> Is low-to-moderate alcohol consumption beneficial for longevity? https://peterattiamd.com/low-to-moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-longevity/ https://peterattiamd.com/low-to-moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-longevity/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=22505 There is a common belief that low-to-moderate consumption of alcohol has unique health benefits. What does the evidence show?

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/low-to-moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-longevity/feed/ 13 Reassessing the relationship between alcohol intake and cardiovascular disease risk https://peterattiamd.com/alchohol-intake-and-cardiovascular-disease-risk/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:00:01 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=22316 Mendelian randomization offers clearer insights than epidemiology or randomized trials to date

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]]> Therapeutic potential and cardiovascular risks of medical cannabis https://peterattiamd.com/cv-risk-with-cbd-for-pain/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:00:05 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=22108 A recent study highlights concerns regarding the potential cardiovascular risks associated with using medical cannabis. A cause for alarm?

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]]> Statins: effectiveness, safety, and common myths on their role in ASCVD prevention https://peterattiamd.com/statin-therapy-for-preventing-ascvd/ https://peterattiamd.com/statin-therapy-for-preventing-ascvd/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:00:04 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=22026 A review of the evidence for statins in combating heart disease

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