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Are ESC’s new heart failure guidelines already outdated?
It was hard not to think of the upcoming presentation on EMPEROR-Preserved, with its potentially profound impact on HF management, when new HF...
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Type 2 diabetes ‘remission’ is a reality, say major organizations
A new consensus statement by four major diabetes organizations aims to standardize the definition and assessment of type 2 diabetes ‘remission.’...
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Eyes on ESC ‘21: Hope for EMPEROR-Preserved, guidelines remade
But the congress will feature far more than, potentially, results the heart failure world has been longing to see and a raft of new guidelines....
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US Preventive Services Task Force lowers diabetes screening age for overweight
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Task force affirms routine gestational diabetes testing
USPSTF recommendation includes asymptomatic women with no previous diabetes diagnosis at 24 weeks’ gestation or later.
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ESC heart failure guideline to integrate bounty of new meds
It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally okays meds...
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ACC issues decision pathway for hypertriglyceridemia management
“In light of the controversies regarding the REDUCE-IT trial, the writing committee has done a nice job with providing useful guidance regarding...
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ADA/EASD draft guidance aims to bring adults with type 1 diabetes out of shadows
The new draft ADA/EASD consensus report offers an algorithm for diagnosing type 1 diabetes, a clear call for state-of-the-art technology, and an...
From the Journals
South Asian ancestry associated with twice the risk of heart disease
Findings confirm previous reports identifying South Asian ancestry as a risk enhancer for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Early complications after bariatric/metabolic surgery
The seven advice statements range from a call for high familiarity with interventions to specific approaches for managing postoperative leaks.
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EAS lipid guidance: Start high-risk patients on combo drug
Instead of starting very-high-risk patients unlikely to reach goal on a statin alone, clinicians should immediately reach for combination statin-...