Lipid Disorders
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New omega-3-fatty acid approved for severe hypertriglyceridemia
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Significant improvements in adherence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol with polypill
Major finding: A four-drug polypill significantly improves adherence, and reduces blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in patients with existing...
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NAFLD mortality higher in normal weight patients
Major finding: Among 483 patients with liver biopsies before 2005, 9 of the 32 (28%) lean patients died, compared with 62 of the 451 (14%) who...
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Novel complex shows unique benefits in chronic kidney disease
Major finding: FCCC safely repleted low iron stores, reduced elevated serum phosphate, raised hemoglobin, and slashed FGF23 levels, compared with...
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Statin users ate more, gained more weight during 1999-2010
Key clinical point: Encourage patients taking statins to follow recommended dietary guidelines.Major finding: In 2009-2010, statin users consumed...
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High-normal HbA1c signals CAD risk in nondiabetic patients
Major finding: The prevalence of CAD was 66.9% in nondiabetic patients who had low-normal HbA1c, 73.7% in those with intermediate HbA1c, and 78.6...
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Alterations in taste, smell common after gastric bypass
Major finding: 73% of patients reported a change in taste and 42% a change in smell after gastric bypass surgery, including many who said that...
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Complication rates decline among diabetes patients
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When low HDL means ‘no sweat’
Major finding: Adults with low HDL cholesterol coupled with an LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dL and a triglyceride level below 100 mg/dL had a very...
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Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality
Major finding: At 23-year follow-up, the intervention group had a 41% lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, a 29% lower risk of all-...
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Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control
Major finding: The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly, from 6%-10% from 1988-2010.Data source: The findings...