Cardiometabolic Disease
In obesity, treat excess weight first to address underlying cardiometabolic disease
BOSTON — New drugs and devices can reduce weight and weight-related comorbidities, and physicians should optimize therapy choices for patients with several common conditions to reduce their cardiometabolic risk, according to a speaker.
Diabetes may be ‘no longer equivalent to CVD’ as a CV risk factor
Adults with diabetes in Ontario, Canada, had a greater reduction in risk for cardiovascular events from 1994 to 2014 compared with adults with prior CV disease, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Residual CVD risk varies; individualized treatments best to combat it
BOSTON — The medical community is better equipped to combat residual CVD risk than previously, but prevention of residual risk should be tailored using a precision medicine approach, a speaker said at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.
Masked hypertension ‘real phenomenon’ driving cardiometabolic risk
BOSTON — Masked hypertension is an underappreciated phenomenon that confers extra risk for CVD and chronic kidney disease, and simple steps such as home BP monitoring and stepped-up medications can improve outcomes, according to a speaker.
CMHC to highlight latest updates, research in cardiometabolic medicine
The 2022 Cardiometabolic Health Congress will return in-person to Boston with the latest updates spanning all aspects of cardiometabolic health, including CVD, diabetes, kidney disease, lipid and lifestyle management and obesity.
Healio joins CMHC for 17th Annual conference in Boston
Healio is continuing its partnership with the Cardiometabolic Health Congress in support of the 17th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress: The Present and Future of Cardiometabolic Health in Boston.
Healio and CMHC continue partnership in support of 17th Annual CMHC conference
Healio and the Cardiometabolic Health Congress are proud to partner for the 17th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress: The Present and Future of Cardiometabolic Health in Boston this fall.
Healio partners with CMHC for annual congress in Boston
As a valued ally in delivering the latest news, resources and education to busy medical providers, Healio has committed its support to the 17th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress: The Present and Future of Cardiometabolic Health.
‘See this as your role’: Contraceptive counseling vital in cardiology care
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Cardiologists should address contraceptive use during every visit for reproductive-age women with CV risk, according to a speaker.
VIDEO: Women with AF challenging to manage
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, discusses the “unique differences” between men and women with atrial fibrillation.