Lipid Disorders
Conference Coverage
Weight loss: Most obese adults aren’t even trying
Key clinical point: Most obese adults aren’t making any effort to lose weight. Major finding: Among obese adults who are taking action to lose...
Conference Coverage
LDL cholesterol not a good marker of CVD in type 1 diabetes
Key clinical point: In type 1 diabetes, the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL better predicted CVD than did LDL cholesterol level.Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Fatty heart may bring on diabetes
Key clinical point: The greater the volume of pericardial adipose tissue, the greater the risk of diabetes.Major finding: In a logistic regression...
Conference Coverage
Weight loss greater with higher-dose liraglutide in diabetes
Key clinical point: An investigational 3-mg/day dose of liraglutide may be more effective than 1.8 mg for weight loss in diabetes.Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Diabetes found in 17% of MI patients in registry
Key clinical point: Nearly one-fifth of MI patients have undiagnosed diabetes, and their 3-year mortality was similar whether they had a STEMI or...
Guidelines
VIDEO: ACC/AHA lipid guidelines and diabetes
Conference Coverage
CKD considered a type 2 diabetes risk equivalent in CAD patients
Key clinical point: Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease contribute synergistically to cardiac event risk in patients with established...
Guidelines
Poor cardiovascular health predicted cognitive impairment
Key clinical point: Intermediate or high cardiovascular health can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, compared with low CVH.
News
Cardiometabolic risk increased with obesity and abnormal blood glucose
Key clinical point: Physical activity was shown to significantly reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in women.Major finding: Among 866...
News
Statins linked to lower physical activity
Key clinical point: Statin use in older men may have the consequence of reducing their physical activity.
News
One in 10 heart attack patients has unrecognized diabetes
Key clinical point: Obtaining a HbA1c level in patients presenting with an acute MI who are not known to have diabetes will help identify those...