Search results for "Cardiovascular risk"
Weighing options for mid-life women
Talking about diet and exercise habits in mid-life can help guard against incremental weight gain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/weighing-options-for-mid-life-women.htm
1 Feb 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up for systemic lupus erythematosus
A 30-year-old woman is seen in follow-up. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus 12 years ago. She was treated for lupus nephritis, which is now quiescent. What health risk assessment should be performed now?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/05/3.htm
5 Apr 2022
Dental procedures may pose transient, minimal cardiovascular risk
Follow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2010
Subclinical hypothyroidism prompts personalized decisions
For diagnosing and managing subclinical hypothyroidism, clinical context such as age and symptoms matter, even in the face of an incomplete understanding of the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/subclinical-hypothyroidism-prompts-personalized-decisions.htm
1 Feb 2021
Midlife surgical menopause not associated with increased cardiovascular risk when compared to natural menopause
Hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy in midlife was not associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/21/6.htm
21 May 2013
Managing HIV with testing, prevention
Antiretroviral therapy has made an impact in treating HIV, but preexposure prophylaxis has created a huge opportunity in preventing infection, with internists poised to play a role.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/managing-hiv-with-testing-prevention.htm
1 Mar 2020
MKSAP Quiz: Risk assessment in a healthy patient
A 45-year-old man is evaluated during a routine visit. He reports no symptoms, and his medical and family history are unremarkable. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate cardiovascular disease assessment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/05/3.htm
5 Sep 2023
Social isolation during pandemic may have raised CV event risk, AHA says
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) reported research on social isolation published through July 2021 to examine the relationship between social isolation and cardiovascular and brain health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/2.htm
9 Aug 2022
Preventive aspirin inflames opinions
Aspirin's long-standing role in cardiovascular health does not resolve its precise benefit in terms of cardiovascular prevention, specifically in patients who haven't had a myocardial infarction or stroke.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/aspirin.htm
1 May 2015
Higher aspirin dose no more effective for CV prevention in high-risk patients with diabetes
A subgroup analysis of a randomized trial found that patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease had similar outcomes whether they took 81 mg or 325 mg of aspirin daily.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/26/2.htm
26 Sep 2023