Lipid Disorders
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Intensive therapy in T1D modestly improves mortality
Key clinical point: Intensive therapy improves long-term mortality in type 1 diabetes. Major finding: Mortality per 100,000 patient-years was...
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Elevated troponin present in 40% with T2D and stable heart disease
Key clinical point: Forty percent of patients with type 2 diabetes and stable ischemic heart disease are walking around with abnormal levels of...
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The healthy obese don’t stay healthy for long, study suggests
Key clinical point: Obese patients without metabolic risk factors will likely develop complications over time. Major finding: Of “healthy obese”...
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Diabetes drug liraglutide approved for weight loss indication
Guidelines
ADA’s revised diabetes 'standards' broaden statin use
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Varying cutoffs of vitamin D add confusion to field
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2013 AHA/ACC guideline on lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
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2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
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FDA clears lab test that screens for cardiac event risk
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Hormone therapy ‘timing hypothesis’ gains ground in ELITE
Key clinical point: Hormone therapy cut atherosclerotic progression, compared with placebo, in women 6 or fewer years out from menopause start,...
Guidelines
Implications of cholesterol guidelines for cardiology practices
Key clinical point: As U.S. cardiologists increasingly “get with the guidelines” regarding cholesterol lowering, expect to see large increases in...