Lipid Disorders
Conference Coverage
Hypertension worsened by commonly used prescription meds
Close to 20% of U.S. adults with hypertension are on a prescription drug, such as NSAIDs, known to raise blood pressure, creating an opportunity...
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Exercise plus liraglutide better for maintaining weight loss than either strategy alone
Study findings also support the feasibility of moderate to vigorous exercise interventions even in individuals with obesity who had a very low...
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Look beyond liver biopsy for NAFLD diagnosis
A new study showed that many patients with advanced disease have not undergone liver biopsy, which some studies include biopsy among their...
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Weight-related COVID-19 severity starts in normal BMI range, especially in young
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Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who...
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AHA statement flags CV risk of hormonal cancer therapies
The American Heart Association outlines cardiovascular risks associated with hormonal therapies for breast and prostate cancer and provides...
Guidelines
AHA statement on obesity emphasizes abdominal fat, AFib
Updated guidance on obesity and cardiovascular disease focuses on abdominal adiposity as a cardiovascular risk factor.
Conference Coverage
Cushing’s death rate ‘unacceptable,’ triple that of general population
Death rates among patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have dropped since 2000 but are still threefold that of the general population.
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Severe obesity persists, takes high cardiovascular toll
“This research highlights the high cardiovascular toll exacted by continuing failure to tackle obesity, particularly among more socioeconomically...
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Eating more fat may boost borderline low testosterone
“If somebody has low testosterone, particularly borderline, they could try increasing their fat intake, maybe on a Mediterranean diet, and see if...
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HDL anti-inflammatory effects show prognostic potential
A prospective study offers new insights to questions such as why high HDL cholesterol levels aren’t always cardioprotective.