Cardiometabolic Disorders News

The 20th annual World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease will offer a unique blend of basic and clinical science across cardiometabolic disciplines while also providing practical implications for patient care.

Adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and severe obesity have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease if they undergo bariatric surgery vs. those who do not have surgery, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Clinical and imaging findings of children with type 1 diabetes and obesity were similar to those for children without diabetes with similar degrees of obesity, according study results published in Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

Lipoprotein(a) was associated with prevalent and incident aortic valve calcification and calcium progression in participants without aortic stenosis, researchers reported.

The safety and efficacy of empagliflozin to treat HF was similar in Black and white patients, despite Black patients being at higher risk for HF, researchers reported.

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists disrupt the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and provide beneficial outcomes in several renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system-mediated disease states.

Best diabetes medical treatment was just as effective in albuminuria remission as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for adults with diabetic kidney disease and obesity, according to study results published in eClinical Medicine.

Low HDL was associated with CHD risk among white adults but not Black adults, and high HDL was not protective of risk in either, researchers reported.

Women who adhered more to a plant-based Portfolio diet lowered their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative published in Diabetes Care.

Young people with youth-onset type 2 diabetes are more likely to have comorbidities if they have a higher HbA1c and greater glucose variability after diagnosis, according to findings from the TODAY study.