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Regular HEALTH CHECKUPS reduce Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Levels?

Patients, who ALWAYS attended their ANNUAL Health Checkups had lower Systolic Blood Pressure, Fasting Glucose and Total Cholesterol, compared to individuals who only sometimes attended their checkups, according to a study published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine journal in May 2022.

-It was a large study, which included over 9k participants in China.

-Enrolled individuals were either over 65 years old or had hypertension/diabetes.

- The authors concluded: 'A higher frequency of annual health check participation was associated with lower Systolic Blood Pressure, fasting glucose, and total cholesterol.'

- Link to the article below:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9127134/pdf/fcvm-09-860503.pdf


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Dr Bart Olechowski sees private cardiology patients with chest pains in his clinics, which are located in Winchester at Sarum Road Hospital, in Basingstoke at Candover Clinic, in Farnham at Spire Clare Park Hospital and in Ealing, London on Saturday morning. Heart consultations include diagnoses of high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease. His personal assistant, Amy Rossiter can be contacted on 07984 245 550 or via an email pa@drbart.co.uk. Additional blog posts can also be found on our www.drbart.co.uk website, where Dr Bart writes regular blog posts.

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