Cardiology

January 23, 2021

Data from an analysis of more than 3k women indicate increased frequency of vasomotor menopausal symptoms was associated with a 52% greater risk of incident cardiovascular disease.

January 20, 2021

An analysis of the Women's Health Study indicates women with type 2 diabetes were at a 10-times greater risk of developing premature coronary heart disease than their counterparts without diabetes.

January 16, 2021

An analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort offers an overview of the risk reduction for cardiovascular disease derived from various levels and measurements of physical activity.

January 07, 2021

A study from UCL is providing clinicians with an estimate of excess cardiac deaths that occurred as a result of nonattendance to emergency department visits during the March 2020 peak of the pandemic.

January 05, 2021

A single-center trial from Europe is comparing plaque progression using CTA scans of patients randomized to intensive lifestyle intervention versus optimized medical therapy alone.

December 31, 2020

This article features the top 5 stories in Endocrinology Network's coverage of women's health during 2020.

December 20, 2020

Dr. Gregory Weiss offers perspective on a recent guideline update from the American Heart Association outlining strategies to best manage risk of cardiovascular disease in women entering menopause.

December 18, 2020

Results of the INVESTED trial are shedding light on cardiovascular and pulmonary outcomes among patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease receiving standard-dose vs high-dose influenza vaccines.

December 17, 2020

An analysis of more than 7k patients with CAN data from the ACCORD trial suggest intensive blood pressure and blood glucose control could reduce risk of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy.

December 15, 2020

An analysis of more than 25 studies with more than 1 million patients is giving an overview of how the timing of a diabetes diagnosis can impact risk of complications later in life.

December 13, 2020

An analysis of 2 major studies is comparing the effects of bariatric surgery vs standard medical therapy on risk of cardiovascular disease events in obese teens with type 2 diabetes.

December 11, 2020

A resident from Penn State Hershey Medical Center offers perspective on the idea of using SGLT2 inhibitors for primary prevention in patients with type 2 diabetes.

December 04, 2020

An analysis of data over a 12-year period details the disparities in outcomes following first heart attack among female versus male patients.

December 02, 2020

An analysis of the Look AHEAD study by investigators at Johns Hopkins details associations between long-term variability of glycemic markers and increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

November 29, 2020

An analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative suggests spending more than 6.5 hours engaged in sedentary behaviors each day was linked to a 42% increase in risk of heart failure in older women.

November 23, 2020

An analysis of cardiovascular outcomes from FIDELIO-DKD suggest finerenone use was associated with a 14% reduction in negative cardiovascular outcomes.

November 21, 2020

In a recent column Gregory Weiss, MD, uses studies from AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 to compare the cost-effectiveness of antihyperglycemic agents for reducing cardiovascular events.

November 20, 2020

An analysis of CDC data presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 suggests rates of high blood pressure complications among pregnant women nearly doubled during a period lasting from 2008-2017.

November 19, 2020

An analysis from AHA 2020 suggests an HbA1c screening protocol doubled the proportion of patients with known dysglycemia when treating patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

November 18, 2020

A cardiologist from Brigham and Women's Hospital offers his thoughts on the results of phase 3 SCORED and SOLOIST trials, which examined use of sotagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes.