Cardiology
Risk for Fatal Cardiovascular Events High in Many T2DM Patients
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About half of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a very high risk for fatal cardiovascular (CV) events, according to a research letter published online Nov. 13 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Ana M. Cebrián-Cuenca, M.D., Ph.D., from the Servicio Murciano de Salud in...
Industry Payments Consistently Linked to Physician Prescribing
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Industry payments are associated with physician prescribing patterns, according to a systematic review published online Nov. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Aaron P. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues examined whether receipt of payments from the...
Women at Increased Risk for Heart Failure, Death After MI
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women are at increased risk for heart failure and death after first-time myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Nov. 30 in Circulation. Justin A. Ezekowitz, M.B.B.Ch., from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and colleagues examined the incidence, angiographic findings, treatment, and clinical outcomes...
Green Mediterranean Diet May Be Even Healthier
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A green Mediterranean diet, containing even more plant matter and very little red meat or poultry, may be even better for cardiometabolic health than the traditional Mediterranean diet, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in Heart. Gal Tsaban, M.D., from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in...
CVD Risk Higher in T2DM Even With Optimal Risk Factor Management
MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with optimally managed risk factor control have increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with controls without diabetes, according to a study published in the Nov. 17 issue of Circulation. Alison K. Wright, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom,...
AHA: Sotagliflozin Beneficial for T2DM With Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sotagliflozin is beneficial for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in patients with recent worsening heart failure as well as in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to two studies published online Nov. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the American Heart Association...
RSNA: Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 Examined
TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than one-fifth of patients with COVID-19 presenting with neurologic findings who underwent neuroimaging had critical findings, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held virtually from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5. Colbey W. Freeman, M.D., from...
Predictors of Late Effects in Young AML Survivors Explored
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience late effects, with the most common being endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Renata Abrahão, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of California Davis...
CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Reports Tobacco Product Use
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About one in five U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco product in 2019, with most reporting use of combustible products, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Monica E. Cornelius, Ph.D.,...
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