Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, according to new report.

Only 25% of people who self-monitor health use the data to inform their physicians.

Caissa Troutman, MD, shares 3 key strategies for managing hypertension in patients with obesity in primary care.

Mineralys Therapeutics also expects topline data from its phase 2 study of lorundrostat for the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension or resistant hypertension when used as an add-on therapy.

The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.

Caissa Troutman, MD, stresses the importance of building trust with patients through active listening and consistent, non-judgmental communication.

Caissa Troutman, member of the Obesity Medicine Association, emphasizes the importance of shared decision-making in overcoming barriers to managing hypertension and obesity.

Obesity medicine expert Caissa Troutman, MD, suggests using annual physicals as a "gateway" to identify patients with obesity with elevated blood pressure.

The Los Angeles wildfires continue nearly unabated despite heroic efforts by first responders. Wildfire smoke has both short- and long-term effects on health and habitat. Here's what to know, for you and your patients.

Caissa Troutman, MD, an obesity medicine and family medicine physician, emphasizes early treatment of obesity, along with HTN management, can improve patient outcomes.

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People with hypertension who adhered to the mobile app demonstrated well-controlled blood pressure over a 12-week observational period.

Donna Ryan, MD, discusses the most significant clinical trials published this year in the field of obesity medicine.

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

A woman in her early 50s presents with 6 hours of right sided pleuritic chest pain. What do the history and ECG suggest? What's yoru Dx?

The patient shows no signs of trauma but is a poor historian so no further details are available. Do her vitals or ECG provide any clues to a Dx?

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Millions of US adults could benefit from semaglutide treatment for diabetes, obesity, and/or CV disease but insurance isn't guaranteed and the drug is costly.

Lp(a) is a genetically-driven and independent risk factor for CVD with no approved treatments. Lilly is advancing muvalaplin and has some good competition.

AHA 2024. Findings from the BPROAD trial help fill a gap left by similar studies on the ideal target SBP for adults with type 2 diabetes, said study authors.

Aprocitentan is the first-and-only dual endothelin receptor antagonist approved for the treatment of systemic hypertension.

AHA 2024. "...we did not anticipate this magnitude of increase in mortality," researchers said. They were also surprised by the population groups most affected.

AHA 2024. Study authors reported a 74% lower risk of death and an 84% lower risk of MI among participants taking either a GLP-1RA or an SGLT2i.

ObesityWeek 2024. Semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces rates of composite CV outcomes in high-risk patients without diabetes and now is shown to reduce inpatient care and length of stay.

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Novo Nordisk plans to file for regulatory approval this year of an expanded label for oral semaglutide, with an indication for reduction of MACE in high-risk adults with T2D.

Women remain underrepresented in heart disease research after decades of efforts to correct the balance, affecting trial data and women's cardiovascular care.