Imaging to Prevent Heart Failure in Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetes Patients May Be Cost-Saving
Echocardiography and early intervention may be cost-effective in older patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Middle School Children Should Be Counseled About Healthful Behaviors
Children who exhibited at least 4 unhealthy behaviors were more likely to be obese and have unfavorable cholesterol levels.
Bariatric Surgery Benefits Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the Long Term
After 5 years, more patients in the surgery group had lower blood glucose than in medication-only group.
Patients May Overestimate Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Many people estimated their risk to be as high as 80%.
Cardiovascular Events Not Reduced With Evacetrapib in High-Risk Patients
Evacetrapib did lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in high vascular risk patients, but did not reduce major cardiovascular events.
Genetic Information May Indicate Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetes
Certain SNPs may indicate which type 2 diabetes patients with coronary artery disease will experience a cardiovascular event.
Co-Infection With HCV, HIV May Raise Diabetes Risk
Having both diseases raises a patient’s chances for developing diabetes.
Hand Grip Strength May Help Predict Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetes
The association between hand grip strength and cardiovascular events was independent of traditional risk factors.
HOPE-3: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Lowering Evaluated in Intermediate-Risk Patients
Results from HOPE-3 suggest statins can be more widely used in intermediate-risk patients without cardiovascular disease.
New Risk Factors Identified for Sudden Cardiac Death in Type 2 Diabetes
Certain biomarkers as well as baseline factors were specifically related to sudden cardiac death.
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