Search results for "Cardiovascular events"
Screen for cardiovascular risk factors in Cushing's patients who use glucocorticoids
People who use glucocorticoids and exhibit iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome should be aggressively targeted for early screening and management of cardiovascular risk factors, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/07/4.htm
7 Aug 2012
Statins' benefits outweigh their association with diabetes incidence
Statins' benefits outweigh the risk of diabetes for patients taking the drugs for secondary prevention and those at high risk of major adverse coronary events, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2012
Treatment of mild hypertension is not associated with improved outcomes
Treating patients with mild hypertension for primary prevention does not significantly reduce their morbidity or mortality, according to a new Cochrane review.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2012
Hormone therapy stirs debate 10 years after WHI
The Women's Health Initiative dramatically decreased hormone therapy for menopause, but 10 years later, the “knee-jerk” reaction has become more nuanced in how the regimen can be used.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/hormones.htm
1 Sep 2012
Clopidogrel associated with decreased benefit in diabetics post-MI
Diabetics benefit less from receiving clopidogrel after myocardial infarction (MI) than non-diabetics, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/11/4.htm
11 Sep 2012
Beta-blockers didn't benefit stable CAD patients
Taking beta-blockers did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events for patients with no history or a remote history of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/6.htm
16 Oct 2012
‘Goldilocks' goal for diabetes and CKD
Managing kidney disease in diabetes requires meeting individualized parameters and balancing risks in nephrology and cardiology. Learn whether more aggressive treatment is warranted in this population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/diabetes.htm
1 Nov 2012
Sulfonylureas associated with higher CV risk than metformin
As initial monotherapy for type 2 diabetes, sulfonylureas were associated with more cardiovascular events and deaths than metformin, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/06/1.htm
6 Nov 2012
Diabetes risk from statins may be offset by reduction in cardiovascular events
Atorvastatin, 80 mg/d, carries a higher risk of developing diabetes than do lower doses, but only among patients who already have multiple risk factors, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2012
Angina not associated with mortality in diabetes patients with coronary artery disease
Patients with type 2 diabetes and stable coronary artery disease had similar risk of cardiovascular events and death, regardless of whether they had angina or angina-like symptoms, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/12/2.htm
12 Feb 2013