Preventive Care
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Screening and counseling interventions to prevent peripartum depression: A practical approach
After successful implementation of screening for perinatal depression, the USPSTF is recommending a new approach: screen for...
Clinical Review
Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Long-term metformin offsets diabetes in patients with higher glucose/HbA1c, history of gestational diabetes
Long-term metformin was tied to a 41% reduction in diabetes development in women with a history of gestational diabetes.
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ACC, AHA release first cardiovascular disease primary prevention guideline
“We made the social determinants of health front and center. With many people, clinicians don’t ask whether they have access to healthy foods or a...
Conference Coverage
Myeloma therapies raise cardiovascular risks
WASHINGTON – The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib increases risk for heart failure, and thalidomide analogs increase the risk for venous...
FDA/CDC
CDC: United States has hit a plateau with HIV
Conference Coverage
Take action to mitigate CVD risk in RA patients
The mechanisms of increased CVD risk in RA are multifactorial, and risk management strategies should take into account a patient’s apparent risk,...
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ALA report: Federal and state actions to limit tobacco use fall short
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Statins cut vascular events in elderly patients
Analysis challenges current practice of discontinuation after age 75 years.
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AHA report highlights CVD burden, declines in smoking, sleep importance
Nearly half of Americans now have high blood pressure, in part due to the 2017 redefinition of hypertension.