Lipid Disorders
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APOLLO: SLN360 clears first major hurdle, hammering Lp(a)
The results add to growing enthusiasm for achieving the ‘holy grail’ of a lipoprotein(a)-specific lowering agent, but whether it will reduce...
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Supermarket diet advice improves DASH adherence: SuperWIN
People who received personalized nutrition education at the grocery store significantly improved adherence to a healthy diet, in a study where...
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Novel cholesterol drug disappoints: TRANSLATE-TIMI 70
An investigational antisense oligonucleotide drug targeting a novel cholesterol pathway showed disappointing results in this phase 2b study.
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Diltiazem fails to improve vasomotor dysfunction, angina in ANOCA: EDIT-CMD
In patients with angina and no coronary artery disease, 6 weeks of diltiazem did not improve most coronary function test results or angina...
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SCORED: Sotagliflozin shows robust MACE benefit
Trial results in patients with diabetes, CKD, and high CVD risk showed robust benefits across MACE outcomes, distinguishing sotagliflozin from the...
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Avocados linked to lower cardiovascular risk
“For the most part, we have known that avocados are healthy, but I think this study, because of its numbers and duration, adds a little more...
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Calcium scores predict sudden-death risk in preclinical CAD
The findings strengthen the case for initial CAC imaging as a gatekeeper to further testing in some primary-prevention patients, researchers say...
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Even light drinking ups CV risk; harm rises along with intake
All levels of alcohol intake are harmful with regard to cardiovascular disease, and the risk increases exponentially as alcohol intake rises, even...
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Be aware of gallbladder, biliary disease with newer obesity drugs
Physicians and patients should be aware of potential for gallbladder or biliary diseases with GLP-1 agonists, especially in high doses used for...
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Hybrid ACC 2022 resurrects the live scientific session
The ACC offers a traditional in-person meeting spanning all of cardiology paired with what could be a lasting legacy of the pandemic, a robust,...
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Sleep deprivation sends fat to the belly
A controlled study of 12 young adults found lack of sleep directly correlated with increases in harmful visceral adipose tissue.