Each 2-point increase in Mediterranean diet score linked to significantly lower all-cause mortality
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking
Routine ECG Screening May Help to Prevent CVD Events in Adults
Baseline ECG abnormality linked to increased incidence of composite end point of overall death and CVD admission
Delaying Diabetes Progression After Impaired Glucose Improves Long-Term Outcomes
Significant risk reduction for death and vascular complications seen with maintaining at least four years of nondiabetes
Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone …
Semaglutide Cuts MACE in People With Overweight, Obesity, Regardless of HbA1c
Reduction seen in cardiovascular events irrespective of baseline HbA1c or change in HbA1c
Racial, Ethnic, Economic Disparities Identified in Adoption of PCI Services
Hospitals serving communities with large proportion of Black, Hispanic residents, residential segregation less likely to adopt PCI services
ACEi, ARB Use Linked to Lower Risk for Kidney Failure With Replacement Therapy
Risk for kidney failure with replacement therapy lower with ACEi, ARB treatment among individuals with advanced CKD
Significantly More Weight Loss Seen With Tirzepatide Versus Semaglutide
Patients with overweight, obesity receiving tirzepatide significantly more likely to achieve ≥5, ≥10, and ≥15 percent weight loss
Study Compares Rivaroxaban, Warfarin With Apixaban for Cirrhosis, A-Fib
Initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage