Cardiometabolic Disorders News

A new generation of obesity drugs is changing the treatment landscape for patients and providers, with options that can lead to weight loss unheard of just a few years ago.

Blood tests showed that canagliflozin plus standard care lowered biomarkers levels associated with chronic kidney disease and CVD events in patients with diabetes and albuminuria vs. placebo, researchers reported.

DANA POINT, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, an expert discusses the links between infertility and adverse cardiometabolic health in women.

Adults with diabetes who smoke or exercise less than once per week are among those at higher risk for a lower limb amputation, but adults with obesity may have a lower risk for amputations, according to study data.

A wellness-inspired 4-day masterclass covering all aspects of women’s cardiometabolic health offers attendees a mix of multidisciplinary education, networking activities and professional development, as well as ways to relax and recharge.

Adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease had a more than 5% reduction in liver fat at 6 months with growth hormone therapy, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial.

In a post hoc analysis of SOLOIST-WHF, patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for worsening HF had lower rates of CV death and HF rehospitalization if they received sotagliflozin on or before discharge than if they did not.

A long-running cohort study found an association between frequent television viewing as a child and developing metabolic syndrome as an adult, according to results reported in Pediatrics.

Compared with placebo, injectable semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced risk for major adverse CV events by 20% for people with overweight or obesity and established CVD, according to topline data from the SELECT study.

Together with Healio, Cardiometabolic Health Congress will welcome providers across many medical specialties to learn from pioneers and visionaries in the cardiometabolic health movement this fall.