Lipid Disorders
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2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
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FDA clears lab test that screens for cardiac event risk
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Hormone therapy ‘timing hypothesis’ gains ground in ELITE
Key clinical point: Hormone therapy cut atherosclerotic progression, compared with placebo, in women 6 or fewer years out from menopause start,...
Guidelines
Implications of cholesterol guidelines for cardiology practices
Key clinical point: As U.S. cardiologists increasingly “get with the guidelines” regarding cholesterol lowering, expect to see large increases in...
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Obesity can cut 19 years of health, 8 years of life
Key clinical point: Excess body weight at a young age lowers life expectancy and years of health more than that at older ages. Major finding:...
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Statins don’t cut fracture risk
Key clinical point: Rosuvastatin didn’t lower the risk of bone fracture, compared with placebo. Major finding: 221 participants given rosuvastatin...
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Cigarette smoking rates among U.S. adults hit all-time low
Conference Coverage
Pushing LDL below 25 mg/dL with alirocumab safe ‘so far’
Key clinical point: LDL cholesterol levels below 25 mg/dL induced by a superpotent investigational lipid-lowering agent appear to be safe through...
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On-target glycemic control does not lessen excess mortality
Key clinical point: Adults with type 1 diabetes who have good glycemic control still have twice the all-cause and CVD mortality as the general...
Conference Coverage
IMPROVE-IT: Ezetimibe/simvastatin further reduces cardiovascular events
Key clinical point: Combined therapy with ezetimibe and simvastatin reduces cardiovascular events more than simvastatin alone in high-risk...