Diabetes
Plasma prekallikrein may be vascular risk factor in T1DM
(HealthDay)—Plasma prekallikrein (PK) is associated with vascular disease risk in type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Diabetes.
Dec 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Genetic risk information for coronary heart disease leads to lower bad cholesterol
A group of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) results in lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol. The findings ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Health
Shared financial incentives for physicians and patients improve LDL cholesterol levels
In a study examining the effect of financial incentives to improve lipid levels among patients in primary care practices, shared financial incentives for physicians and patients, but not incentives to physicians or patients ...
Nov 8, 2015
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Cardiology
Better preparation from physicians will help patients stay on statins
What's the best way to get heart patients to properly use statins?
Sep 22, 2015
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Health
Lifestyle focused text messaging results in improvement in cardiovascular risk factors
A simple, low-cost automated program of semi-personalized mobile phone text messages supporting lifestyle change led to improvement in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, blood pressure, body mass index, and ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Medications
Lomitapide in hypercholesterolaemia: No hint of added benefit
Lomitapide (trade name: Lojuxta) has been available since July 2013 as additional treatment for adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in whom diet and other drugs do not sufficiently lower cholesterol levels. ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Researchers identify a new approach for lowering harmful lipids
Xian-Cheng Jiang, PhD, professor of cell biology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study identifying a new approach for lowering "bad" lipids in blood circulation, a critical means to combat devastating cardiovascular ...
Sep 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Calculated LDL-C varies at lower values of measured LDL-C
(HealthDay)—At lower values of measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), the variation and bias of calculated LDL-C increases, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Aug 11, 2015
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Surgery
Long-term followup of type of bariatric surgery finds regain of weight, decrease in diabetes remission
While undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy induced weight loss and improvements in obesity-related disorders, long-term followup shows significant weight regain and a decrease in remission rates of diabetes and, to ...
Aug 5, 2015
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Cardiology
Atorvastatin/Ezetimibe beats atorvastatin after PCI
(HealthDay)—For Japanese patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), atorvastatin plus ezetimibe is associated with improved outcomes versus atorvastatin alone, according to a study published in ...
Jul 29, 2015
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