Cardiology

Various illicit substances were detected in urine assays of 1 in 10 patients admitted to cardiac intensive care, according to findings of new French study.

Dr Alina Elperin details which medications primary care clinicians should be prepared to prescribe patients with obesity to help prevent cardiovascular disease, here.

Excess CVD mortality among Black vs White adults was diminished after control for behavior/metabolic factors and negligible after adjustments for SDOH, a new study reveals.

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A post hoc analysis of the landmark SOLOIST-WFH trial supports avoiding delay in initiating the SGLT-2/1 inhibitor as part of guideline-recommended treatment.

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Internist and obesity medicine specialist Alina Elperin, MD, details the most common cardiovascular complications that she has observed in patients with obesity.

The reduction in risk of CV events, the first to be shown by an antiobesity drug, was higher than expected and could help alter perceptions of the agents as "lifestyle drugs."

Blood pressure cuffs that are too large or too small for an individual's upper arm return measurements that may misguide therapeutic decisions, say study authors.

Obesity medicine specialist and internist Alina Elperin, MD, shares why screening for obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic disease in patients with obesity is crucial.

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The end of another quarter means a new list of FDA-approved drugs for primary care. Which ones should you know about?

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Findings suggest low- to moderate-intensity statins may be more appealing as initial treatment in older persons at a higher risk for adverse events, say authors.

The association between ETOH consumption and hypertension among 19 500 healthy adults was "direct and linear," a new dose-response meta-analysis found.

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A new analysis of the ASPREE trial of aspirin for primary prevention in older adults finds a poor risk-benefit ratio for prevention of stroke.

Reductions in LDL-C, HbA1c, and body weight were associated with a variety of vegetarian diets in participants with or at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Methods proven to prevent ASCVD may fall short in certain populations if the impacts of SDOH are not closely monitored. The ACC/AHA provide considerations for 7 health domains.

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Investigators identified 6 blood pressure patterns that, when combined with other risk factors, accurately stratified risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Since 2014, the age-adjusted mortality rate for diabetes and CVD has increased by 1% after an overall decline between 1999 and 2019, new research finds.

Exercise pattern doesn't matter, just do it; self-diagnosis by social media; food will do when statins don't; plus portable T2D therapy and who really gets anticoagulation?

Regardless of the pattern of physical activity, it may reduce risk across a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, say study authors. So, just do it!