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Prevention With Joel Kahn, MD

Cardiology

Dr. Kahn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He practices cardiology in Detroit, is a clinical professor of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and specializes in vegan nutrition and heart disease reversal.

Do Cell Phones Contribute to Elevated Prostate Cancer Risk?

Dear readers,

Wow. A friend sent me the first paper on cell phone use and prostate cancer risk, which led me to include 2 similar articles; one also addresses the risk of hypertension. I use the speaker or a wired headset to keep my cell phone at a distance. What do you do? A report of more sudden death cases since the pandemic is included. I have been drawing a lot of d-dimer and fibrinogen levels, which are often elevated. Aspirin? Nattokinase? Smoking or vaping cannabis can damage the endothelium and start the cascade of CAD—beware.

Is altered coQ10 production a factor in diabetes type 2? I have all of my patients on coQ10. Bodybuilding is a risk for sudden cardiac death. Long-distance athletics is a risk for premature coronary calcification.  Exercise for sure, but maybe not repeated long-distance activities?

Be well,
Joel Kahn, MD, FACC

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    Talking On Your Cell Phone May Increase Hypertension Risk - 1 month(s) ago

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      • New research suggests that cell phone usage may be connected to blood pressure levels.
      • The more time a person spent on the phone the higher risk of having hypertension.
      • Experts say the findings are interesting but more study is needed.
       

      New research, published this month in the European Heart Journal—Digital Health, suggests a link between cell phone usage and hypertension—commonly known as high blood pressure. The study used data from 212,046 people who were part of the UK Biobank, a commonly used data set in European-focused research.

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    Researchers report surge in at-home heart attacks and cardiac deaths since COVID pandemic - 1 month(s) ago

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      The researchers looked at death certificate data from 127,746 people who died in Massachusetts and found cardiac deaths exceeded anticipated levels between 2020 and 2023. Using data from 2014 to 2019, the team set an expected cardiac death rate to compare the new 2020 to 2023 rate against. Cardiac deaths were 16% higher than expected in 2020, 17% higher in 2021 and 2022, and 6% higher in 2023. Notably, this significant increase in cardiac deaths happened despite lower cardiac-related hospital admissions, meaning more deaths occurred at home.