Lipid Disorders
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Treat high LDL cholesterol in CKD, even with inflammation
LDL cholesterol level was positively associated with risk of atherosclerotic vascular events in chronic kidney disease.
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Expert shares ‘recipe’ for kidney stone disease
What factors are driving the rise in kidney stone disease prevalence?
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FDA panel votes down expanded ezetimibe indications
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Statins don’t increase breast cancer risk
Large analysis shows statin therapy doesn’t affect incidence of breast cancer.
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AHA: Ezetimibe reduces ischemic stroke risk
Intensive lipid-lowering therapy that incorporates ezetimibe provides enhanced protection against ischemic stroke.
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Patients with high cholesterol refrain from medicating
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Comparing once-weekly GLP-1RAs
Different once-weekly GLP-1RAs yield appreciably different effects on HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, body weight, and nausea but very similar...
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Diabetes raises the cardiovascular risk higher in women than men
Women with diabetes have a greater than twofold risk of coronary artery disease, compared with men with diabetes.
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Roux-en-Y improves NASH in obese patients
Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in obese patients, a Markov model suggests.
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WDC: Alogliptin promotes regression of carotid atherosclerosis in diabetic patients
Key clinical point: Alogliptin holds promise for reduction of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients who do not have clinical cardiovascular disease...
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High serum leptin, insulin levels linked to Barrett’s esophagus risk
High serum insulin and leptin levels were significantly associated with Barrett’s esophagus, according to authors of a meta-analysis of nine...