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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

Marriage protects against vascular disease

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:10

WASHINGTON – Being married is independently associated with a significantly reduced rate of vascular disease across all arterial beds, according to a population-based study of more than 3.5 million...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

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

Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 23:10

A 6-year program of diet, exercise, or both helped delay the onset of diabetes in adults, and had significant mortality benefits for women 23 years later, researchers reported online in the Lancet...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

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

ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 14:15

WASHINGTON – The controversial cardiovascular risk estimator introduced in the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association risk-assessment guidelines demonstrated "moderate...

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

Diagnosing TOPCAT’s failure in HFpEF

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 22:28

Results of TOPCAT, one of the most talked about heart failure trials in recent years, have been published. There were no obvious surprises: Spironolactone is no more beneficial than placebo for...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Tenecteplase has risks but cuts hemodynamic decompensation in pulmonary embolism

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 22:00

Fibrinolytic therapy with tenecteplase prevents hemodynamic decompensation in patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism but raises the risk of major hemorrhage and stroke, so its use is...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

Marriage protects against vascular disease

When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety

ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up

FDA expands uses for cardiac resynchronization devices

Diagnosing TOPCAT’s failure in HFpEF

Tenecteplase has risks but cuts hemodynamic decompensation in pulmonary embolism

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