The Endocrinology Network® Cardiology clinical resource center is a hub of news related to cardiovascular health that is relevant to clinicians interested in endocrinology. This page will host relevant content about cardiology and cardiovascular disease including guideline updates, new studies and breakthroughs, and clinical perspectives for practicing clinicians.
July 25, 2022
Data from a major trial detail the cardiorenal benefits of dapagliflozin use among patients with type 2 diabetes based on use of background cardiovascular medications.
July 22, 2022
An analysis of real-world EHR data from more than 900,000 statin users suggests use of rosuvastatin was associated with an 8% greater risk of hematuria, a 17% greater risk of proteinuria, and a 15% higher risk of developing kidney failure requiring replacement therapy such as dialysis or transplantation compared to atorvastatin use.
July 21, 2022
Women with endometriosis had a 34% greater risk of stroke than women without the chronic inflammatory gynecological condition, according to an analysis of the Nurses Health Study II.
July 19, 2022
An analysis of data from more than 450,000 patients in the UK details an 81% increase in the net incidence of diabetes in the first 4 weeks after contracting COVID-19, which remained elevated through weeks 5-12, compared to those who did not contract COVID-19.
July 06, 2022
An analysis of nationally representative data from NHANES cycles from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018 suggests just 6.8% of US adults had optimal cardiometabolic health.
June 23, 2022
Dr. Gregory Weiss provides perspective on recent data detailing the acceleration of heart failure progression associated with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
June 22, 2022
Data from a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis provide insight into the risk of cardiovascular complications among women with polycystic ovary syndrome during delivery hospitalizations compared to their counterparts without PCOS.
June 18, 2022
According to a new study, cumulative exposure to PFAS during midlife can increase the risk of incident hypertension among women as they age, with those in the highest tertile of cumulative exposure at a 71% greater risk of developing hypertension.
June 13, 2022
An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample at ENDO 2022 provides insight into the risk of myocardial infarction associated with prediabetes compared against normoglycemic patients.
June 06, 2022
After new data from the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study suggested neither metformin nor lifestyle intervention addressed the cardiovascular risk in patients with prediabetes, we asked experts at ADA 2022 if it was time to rethink metformin as first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes.