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Verapamil might delay type 1 diabetes progression for at least 2 years
The oral blood pressure drug may delay type 1 diabetes progression, lower insulin requirements, and reduce proinflammatory cytokines.
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CPAP has only small effect on metabolic syndrome
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Lights on during sleep can play havoc with metabolism
If a light is needed for safety reasons, keep it as dim as possible and avoid exposure to blue or green light, but instead try red-amber colors....
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Guidance seeks to improve statin treatment adherence
A systematic review of trials estimated that between up to 78% of statin intolerance could be attributed to expectation alone.
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CV risk biomarkers tentatively identified in psoriatic disease
Troponin I and NT-proBNP levels were linked to cardiovascular risk independently of the Framingham Risk Score.
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Handheld ECGs ease AFib screening in the very elderly
But the use of handheld, single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) did not increase diagnoses of AFib overall in patients aged 65 and older.
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COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.
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Women still missing from CV clinical trial leadership
Women rarely got to give ‘big talk at the ACC’s 70th annual scientific sessions.
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Community genetic testing prompts behavior change in patients
“These two measurements – the change in blood pressure and increased kidney function tests – act as hallmarks for detecting beneficial lifestyle...
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Home blood pressure testing better than at clinics: Study
Individual measures of blood pressure are not as accurate as taking multiple readings over a day and averaging them.
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DISCHARGE: CTA shows safety edge versus cath in intermediate-risk stable chest pain
CTA ‘is a safe alternative to cardiac catheterization for patients with suspected CAD,’ new research suggests.