Cardiology News

BOSTON — Addiction to ultraprocessed food may be diagnosed similarly to other substance use disorders, and reducing stigma and tailored treatment are both important to improving cardiometabolic health, a speaker reported.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, discusses his presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “Sleep Disorders and Cardiometabolic Health.”

Standing did not improve cardiovascular health when compared with sitting, results from a cohort study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology showed.

Prescriptions for GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for patients with type 1 diabetes rose between 2010 and 2023 despite not being approved for that population, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “How to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women.”

Cardiologists preferred to advise diet and exercise for patients with obesity over currently available obesity medications, but with little personalized tailoring for patients, survey results showed.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “Primary Prevention of CVD: The Sooner the Better?”

Oral semaglutide demonstrated an approximately 14% reduction in major adverse CV events compared with standard care along in patients with diabetes, CVD and/or kidney disease, according to the top-line results of the phase 3 SOUL trial.

The new guideline on primary prevention of stroke from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association calls for more screening of risk factors such as high BP, high cholesterol and high blood glucose.

BOSTON — In a survey, cardiology physicians expressed hesitancy to prescribe currently available obesity medications, preferring exercise and dietary interventions, but with little personalized tailoring for patients, researchers reported.