Heart Health

This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.

Plant-based diets may help patients with diabetes, heart disease live longer
Researchers focused on data from nearly 78,000 adults with cardiometabolic disorders, sharing their findings at ACC.25 in Chicago.
Oral semaglutide reduces heart risks while helping patients move past ‘fear of the needle’
Researchers still think patients should receive an injectable version of semaglutide when possible, but new data out of ACC.25 confirm that an oral formulation of the drug is associated with significant benefits.
‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes
Patients who present with type 2 diabetes and PAD often face substantial mobility issues. According to new data presented at ACC.25, however, treatment with semaglutide could represent a major step forward for this high-risk population.
A glass of orange juice a day may help keep the cardiologist away
Drinking orange juice is associated with several interactions in the body that may help combat the risks of cardiac remodeling.
Opportunistic screening: AI highlights key heart findings in mammography images
Breast artery calcifications are already visible when radiologists review mammograms, but nothing typically happens with them. Researchers aimed to see if AI could help translate those findings into an easy-to-understand cardiovascular risk score.

Statin use helps elderly patients live longer, healthier lives

Statin use can lower an older patient’s risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study of more than 325,000 U.S. veterans.

What decades-old dietary recommendations for high cholesterol get wrong

Patients diagnosed with familiar hypercholesterolemia should work to lower carbohydrates, not saturated fats, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Common blood pressure medications may reduce colorectal cancer risk

The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer.

Healthy older patients see benefits from statin use

Statin use may help healthy older patients avoid physical disability and cardiovascular disease, according to new data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

FDA approves new fast-acting insulin for type 1 and type 2 diabetes

The approval was based on data from two phase III randomized, treat-to-target studies.

Treating type 2 diabetes with ertugliflozin does not increase risk of major cardiovascular events

The VERTIS CV Study tracked the performance of ertugliflozin and a placebo in more than 8,000 adult T2D patients.

Update: FDA names 5 companies recalling extended-release metformin

The FDA has provided new information about the metformin recall first announced in May.

AI algorithm predicts glucose levels one hour into the future

Bio Conscious has announced that its AI-powered Diabits app can predict blood glucose levels a full hour into the future—and it has the data to prove it.

Heart Health

Plant-based diets may help patients with diabetes, heart disease live longer

Oral semaglutide reduces heart risks while helping patients move past ‘fear of the needle’

‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes

A glass of orange juice a day may help keep the cardiologist away

Opportunistic screening: AI highlights key heart findings in mammography images