New AACE/ACE Diabetes Guidelines Go Beyond Glycemic Control
The new AACE clinical practice guidelines for diabetes and updated diabetes algorithm advocate a comprehensive approach to managing diabetes.
The new AACE clinical practice guidelines for diabetes and updated diabetes algorithm advocate a comprehensive approach to managing diabetes.
Heart failure patients with diabetes had smaller increases in peak VO2 and lower adherence to exercise training than those without diabetes.
Prolonged exposure to hyperglycemia may have measurable effects on the brain that make patients with diabetes more prone to developing dementia or cognitive impairment.
Adding ticagrelor to aspirin as long-term therapy after myocardial infarction may significantly reduce the rate of CV death, myocardial infarction or stroke.
An intensive behavioral modification delivered to employees in a health care setting resulted in weight loss and improved BP control and HbA1c levels.
Recently presented data support the 20113 ACC/AHA guidelines on recommendations for cholesterol evaluation and treatment.
An increasingly sedentary lifestyle has been linked to coronary calcification, regardless of exercise or traditional risk factors.
Many patients with diabetes may not be adhering to medication regimens and are therefore experiencing higher rates of cardiac events.
The quantity and quality of available evidence may not be strong enough to support widespread recommendation of the Mediterranean diet.
The PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab appears to be safe and effective for reducing LDL cholesterol in older patients.