Diabetes
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FDA lifts rosiglitazone prescribing restrictions
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Gene variant ups chronic kidney disease risk, speeds progression in African Americans
Major finding: APOL1 renal risk variants double the risk of CKD and the rate at which kidney function is lost in African American patients.Data...
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Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator
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Abandon LDL targets? Not yet
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CORAL: No added benefit with renal stenting vs. medication alone
Major finding: The rate of a primary composite endpoint did not differ significantly between the renal-artery stent and control groups (35.1% and...
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ACC-AHA cardiovascular prevention guidelines drop cholesterol treatment goals
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World’s dialysis burden has grown 165% since 1990
Major finding: The global prevalence of maintenance dialysis for end-stage renal disease increased 165% from 1990 to 2010.Data source: A database...
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Combined angiotensin inhibition raises hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury risks
Major finding: There was an increased risk of hyperkalemia (6.3 vs. 2.6 events/100 person-years) and acute kidney injury (12.2 vs. 6.7 events/100...
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CV events scuttle bardoxolone for diabetic kidney disease
Major Finding: Bardoxolone methyl improved eGFR and may have delayed progression to ESRD, but that result was inconclusive because the trial was...
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‘Substantial’ weight loss seen 3 years after bariatric surgery
Major finding: Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass lost a median of 31.5% of their baseline weight, or 41 kg, while those who...
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ACCORD: Younger, not older, age linked to higher cardiovascular death rates
Major finding: Patients under age 65 (HR, 1.17) but not those aged 65 years and older (HR, 0.97) were more likely to die from cardiovascular...