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Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 22:00

The rate of diabetes-related myocardial infarction has fallen almost 68% since 1990, according to an analysis of several federal data sources. From 1990 to 2010, the rate of acute MI among adults...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:40

WASHINGTON– Low HDL cholesterol does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease when LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels are normal, according to an analysis from the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 22:00

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 1988 to 2010, jumping from 6% to 10%. Prediabetes doubled in prevalence over the same time period, from 6% to 12%,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 21:00

A low-intensity intervention aimed at managing cardiac patients who have concomitant depression or anxiety improved mental-health–related quality of life when compared with usual care, according to a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA expands uses for cardiac resynchronization devices

Posted on: 11/04/2014 - 17:00

The approval of cardiac resynchronization pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured by Medtronic has been expanded to include patients with atrioventricular block and less severe heart failure, the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety

FDA expands uses for cardiac resynchronization devices

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