Cardiovascular Disease

Young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes developed multiple cardiovascular risk factors during a decade of follow-up, according to an analysis of follow-up data from the TODAY study.

The time of day certain types of foods are eaten may affect risks for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality for adults with diabetes, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy have a duodenal microbiome similar to younger women and a lower abundance of taxaassociated with cardiovascular disease risk compared with those not taking HT, researchers reported.

A lipid profiling blood test may predict the risk for type 2 diabetes and CVD years in advance, according to findings published in PLOS Biology.

While no one is immune to the effects of COVID-19, patients with obesity are at increased risk for exacerbated infection and predisposition to severe related illness.

Today is World Kidney Day, and the National Kidney Foundation is emphasizing its effort with the Coalition for Kidney Health to nominate targeted screening or case finding for chronic kidney disease based on risk conditions, like diabetes.

The benefits of statins in reducing cardiovascular disease and mortality “outweigh” the associated increased risk for type 2 diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

According to published results, regular engagement in muscle-strengthening activities, such as resistance training, may lower the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.

Poor maintenance of electronic health records may contribute to the low reported numbers of lifestyle interventions offered to individuals with high BP, high cholesterol or obesity in England, researchers reported.

Compared with white patients, Black patients had lower odds of receiving statins for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention after kidney transplant.