Lipid Disorders
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HDL hypothesis takes yet another hit
Major finding: The investigational oral HDL-raising agent RVX-208 reduced percent atheroma volume as measured by IVUS by 40% from baseline, a...
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Insulin-triggered hypoglycemia poses less danger
Major finding: Severe hypoglycemia during standard, oral dysglycemia treatment produced 70% more cardiovascular outcomes than did severe...
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Just over a third of hypertensive kidney patients are at target BP
Major finding: Of a large group of patients with chronic kidney disease and comorbid hypertension, 36% were at the blood pressure goal of less...
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Diabetics' stroke risk post MI has plummeted
Major finding: The rate of ischemic stroke during the first year after an acute MI improved from 7.1% among Swedish diabetic patients whose...
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Statins linked to higher cataract incidence
Major finding: Cataracts occurred in 35.5% of statin users, compared with 33.5% of nonusers, yielding a statistically significant odds ratio of 1....
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Chronic cocaine abuse tied to ‘profound metabolic alteration’ in men
Major finding: Cocaine affects fat regulation, not appetite suppression, in cocaine use.Data source: Cross-sectional, case-control study of 65 men...
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Varenicline helps smokers with stably treated depression
Major finding: Smoking cessation rates among patients with stably treated major depressive disorder were higher at 9-12 weeks in those treated...
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Statins cut limb events in PAD patients
Major finding: In patients with peripheral artery disease, statin use was linked with an adjusted, relative 21% cut in adverse limb outcomes.Data...
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AHA statement spotlights severe pediatric obesity
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 promising in treating metabolic disorders
Major finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes who received fibroblast growth factor 21 responded with 40%-50% reductions in serum triglycerides...