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Men under age 65 and women under age 50 who have had obesity or weight management issues for 10 years have a higher risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke, according to a new study.
GLP-1s could potentially serve as primary prevention for heart attack and stroke for patients with obesity and mild or moderate CVD — about 44 million additional patients in the US.
The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has helped millions of Americans shed pounds, can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems in ...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved semaglutide to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in adults with heart disease and obesity.
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) Body weight is not considered to be an independently predictive risk factor for cardiovascular disease by current (as of 2014) risk assessment tools. [ 9 ] Mortality from cardiovascular disease has decreased despite increases in obesity, [ 10 ] and at least one clinical trial was stopped early because the ...
The research is the first to document that an obesity medication can not only pare pounds, but also safely prevent a heart attack, stroke or a heart-related death in people who already have heart ...
Myocardial infarction; Other names: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart attack: A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, causing catastrophic thrombus formation, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream to the heart muscle.
Heart disease. Diabetes. Obesity. Sickle cell disease. Not exercising regularly. ... A heart attack can cause symptoms such as: Chest pain that often radiates to your left shoulder, neck, or arm ...