Search results for "Cardiovascular risk"
Taking a drink: what patients should know
Alcohol is associated with so many benefits and harms that it's hard to know where to start talking to patients about using it. One place might be alcohol misuse and abuse. Teach patients where they fall on the continuum of drinking behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/alcohol.htm
1 Jan 2013
Explaining the risks and benefits of alcohol
Learn the current recommendations on alcohol use and abuse, the reasoning behind them, and how doctors can best talk to patients about the subject.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2013
ADA recommendations increase blood pressure target to below 140 mm Hg systolic in diabetic patients
A higher maximum systolic blood pressure target for diabetics is one of the most significant changes in the American Diabetes Association's 2013 Standards of Medical Care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/08/1.htm
8 Jan 2013
Higher Framingham scores predict cognitive decline
The Framingham risk scores predicted cognitive decline in late middle age slightly more accurately than a score specifically designed to predict dementia in a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/02/2.htm
2 Apr 2013
Medication choices, treatment escalation covered by new algorithm
A comprehensive algorithm for the management of diabetes was released last week by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/6.htm
30 Apr 2013
Alternative methods OK to try for lowering blood pressure, consensus statement says
Behavioral therapy, biofeedback and exercise regimens may be useful adjuvants for lowering blood pressure, but they have varying degrees of evidence support, according to a consensus statement from the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/1.htm
30 Apr 2013
Azithromycin not associated with increased cardiovascular risk in the general population
Azithromycin was not associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes in a general population of young and middle-aged adults, a Danish study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/1.htm
7 May 2013
Fish oil not associated with cardiovascular benefits
Patients with cardiovascular risk factors who took n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids daily appeared to have no reduction in cardiovascular mortality or morbidity, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/14/1.htm
14 May 2013
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
Diabetes meeting features research on prevention, drug effects, complications
CHICAGO—Long-term effects of lifestyle modification and hospitalization rates for complications of diabetes and diabetes treatment were among the research findings presented at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/02/1.htm
2 Jul 2013