Heart Beat – August 2023
Advice Against Using Non-Sugar Sweeteners for Weight Loss The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an advisory against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to lose weight. The advisory includes all...
View ArticleTestosterone Replacement in Men at High Cardiovascular Risk
Direct-to-consumer advertisements for “low‑T” clinics are cropping up with increasing frequency. These ads target men suffering from problems ranging from general fatigue to poor performance in the...
View ArticleHeart Beat – September 2023
Reformulated Gout Drug Protects Against Cardiac Events The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved colchicine (Lodoco®) for reducing cardiovascular (CVD) events in patients with...
View ArticleHeart Beat: October 2023
More Evidence That Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives Participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program is recommended following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), yet only a percentage of patients do. A...
View ArticleHeart Beat – January 2024
Regular Stair Climbing Can Help Hold Off Heart Disease If you are unable to exercise a minimum of 150 minutes per week, climbing stairs could be an effective way to lower your risk of atherosclerotic...
View ArticlePostmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk
Every day, about 6 million women in the United States begin the menopause transition. About 75% will experience hot flashes and night sweats, two vasomotor symptoms (VMS) that can seriously interfere...
View ArticleSide Effects of the New Diabetes/Weight Loss Medications
Recent medical literature contains multiple articles alerting physicians to adverse events identified in patients taking the blockbuster drugs liraglutide (Victoza®) and semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wygovy®,...
View ArticleHeart Beat – March 2024
Increasing Omega-3 Intake May Modify Family History Risk Low consumption of omega-3 plus a family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. A meta-analysis of...
View ArticleHeart Beat – April 2024
Confirmation That Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives Cardiac rehabilitation has been found to benefit patients with coronary artery disease. Most studies report that cardiac rehab reduces hospital readmissions...
View ArticleHeart Beat – May 2024
Antiplatelet Agent Helps Protect Post-Stroke Brain Function Starved of oxygen during a stroke, the brain immediately begins deteriorating. Restoring blood flow quickly helps save brain tissue. A study...
View ArticleWhat We’ve Learned About GLP-1 Agonists to Date
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP‑1) receptor agonists are a class of medication used to lower blood glucose (sugar) levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The first GLP-1, exenatide (Byetta), was...
View ArticleHeart Beat – June 2024
Ischemic Stroke Nearly Doubles Heart-Attack Risk Acute ischemic stroke, both with and without cervical artery dissection, was associated with increased risk of heart attack within 12 months,...
View ArticleInnovative App May Lead to the Sale of Statins Without an Rx
Would you be more inclined to take a cholesterol-lowering statin if it were available without a prescription? The post Innovative App May Lead to the Sale of Statins Without an Rx appeared first on...
View ArticleHeart Beat – July 2024
Impella Improves Survival from Cardiogenic Shock, but at a Price Cardiogenic shock is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump with enough force to sustain life. Impella CP is a small pump...
View ArticleFirst Drug for Treating Resistant Hypertension Approved
This past March, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved aprocitentan for use in conjunction with other antihypertensive drugs in adults whose blood pressure is not adequately controlled...
View ArticleHeart Beat – August 2024
Common Food Chemical May Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes Flavonoids are phytochemicals found in richly colored vegetables, fruits, dark chocolate, tea and wine. A study published on May 22, 2024, in...
View ArticleAdvisory: Stop Weight-Loss Drugs Before Surgery
If you take a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist for diabetes or weight loss, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) suggests you stop the medication prior to undergoing surgery or an...
View ArticleShould You Take Preventive Medications for Life?
Lowering high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar are proven ways to avoid a heart attack. Many people require medications to bring levels down far enough to lower their...
View ArticleTaking a GLP-1 Agonist? Put Side Effects on Your Radar
Are you taking a GLP-1 agonist to lower your blood sugar or reduce your risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)? Did the medicine cause you to lose a substantial amount of weight? The...
View ArticleHeart Beat – November 2024
Morning, Evening Blood Pressure Medications Equally Effective When it comes to your cardiovascular risk, remembering to take your blood pressure medications matters more than the time of day when you...
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