Endocrinology News

NEW ORLEANS —A noninvasive device using a radiofrequency sensor may be able to measure glucose levels for people with diabetes in the future, according to a speaker at the AACE Annual Meeting.

Women with gestational diabetes or hypertension referred from obstetrics to a primary care provider after delivery were six times more likely to attend a visit with a PCP in the first year postpartum, data show.

Looking to the future will be a key theme at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology 2024 annual meeting with a keynote lecture focused on AI and sessions examining guidance updates and new technology.

Testosterone therapy did not improve cardiometabolic measures for older men with obesity and hypogonadism receiving lifestyle intervention, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

BOSTON — Life’s Essential 8, a campaign led by the American Heart Association, is an assortment of interventions “we can all follow” and “associated with much better outcomes,” Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA, said.

BOSTON — Emerging data on the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists indicate that these agents could transform cardiovascular care, much like statins did 30 years ago, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA, said.

BOSTON — The recently launched PREVENT risk scoring algorithm has the ability to enhance the prevention and management of CVD, according to Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA.

BOSTON — Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, or CKM, is a new term endorsed by the American Heart Association that reflects the interplay of metabolic and renal conditions that drive the risk for CVD.

BOSTON — A “laundry list of new trials” in cardiovascular medicine has led to “a decided portfolio of new ways of thinking, new interventions and a new potential to modify the natural history of CVD,” an expert said.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.