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Few hospitalized adults with type 2 diabetes prescribed SGLT2, GLP-1 medication
Less than 5% of hospitalized adults with type 2 diabetes received an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 before being discharged, according to data from a cohort study published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.
Cardiovascular disease after breast cancer linked to poorer oncologic outcomes

Breast cancer survivors who developed incident myocardial infarction or heart failure exhibited increased risk for adverse oncologic outcomes, according to a population-based cohort study.
Medications for secondary CVD prevention underused worldwide

Regardless of country-level income classification, medications for the secondary prevention of CVD remains underutilized and patients likely remain undertreated, researcher reported.
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Cardiometabolic drugs consume majority of cost among those up for price negotiation

Among the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, cardiometabolic medications consumed more than 80% of Medicare Part D spending, researchers reported.
Osimertinib linked to more therapy-related cardiac events than other TKIs for NSCLC

Patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer treated with osimertinib experienced more cancer therapy-related cardiac events than those treated with other EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Health equity guide aims to improve care for Black patients with serious illnesses

Black individuals in the U.S. with serious illnesses receive disproportionately poor pain management and health care communication, compared with white individuals, a focus group led by the Center to Advance Palliative Care showed.
CVD will be ‘even bigger threat to global health and the world economy’ if unchecked

The American Heart Association has issued the 2025 update to its annual heart disease and stroke statistics report, detailing recent trends in CV-related morbidity and mortality.
ACC announces lineup of 2025 Scientific Session late-breakers

The American College of Cardiology announced the late-breaking science lineup for its Scientific Session to be held March 29-31 in Chicago and online.
Fatty muscle a cardiovascular risk factor independent from BMI

Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV events, according to new data published in the European Heart Journal.
Changes in heart transplant allocation policy benefit some on waitlist, not all

Recent changes to a heart transplant allocation policy improved waitlist outcomes for children born with heart defects and adults with cardiomyopathy, but not in children with cardiomyopathy or adults with heart defects, data show.
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