Preventive Care
Conference Coverage
E-cigarettes: A health threat or cessation tool?
Denver – Among adults aged 18-24, about 40% smoke both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
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Even a few middle age pounds are dangerous
Turns out it’s true: A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips, and a disease burden that increases in a dose-dependent pattern.
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Improving diet over time reduces mortality
Eat better, live longer.
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CPAP doesn’t cut rates of CV events, death
The use of PAP showed no significant association with a range of cardiovascular outcomes.
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Counsel low-risk patients case by case on diet, exercise
No risk factors for CVD, no problem!
Conference Coverage
Optimal age for cardiovascular disease screening remains elusive
SAN FRANCISCO – What level of cardiovascular risk should prompt the use of statins for primary prevention?
Conference Coverage
SPRINT: Intensive BP control cut cardiovascular risk in patients with prediabetes
SAN DIEGO – Dropping systolic BP to 120 mm Hg may prevent cardiac events in people with prediabetes.
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Coconut oil and dairy fats pose similar CVD risk
Coconut oil is all the rage, but should it be?
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Aspirin triples major bleeding risk after age 75 years
Should MI and stroke patients over age 75 years be taking both aspirin and proton pump inhibitors?
Conference Coverage
CANVAS: Canagliflozin cuts cardiovascular events, doubles risk of amputations
SAN DIEGO – Would you accept this trade-off: Lower risk for MI, greater risk for amputation?
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Statins: No benefit as primary prevention in elderly
Are your older, hypertensive, mildly hypercholesterolemic patients taking statins?