Cardiovascular Disease

WASHINGTON — The risk for advanced fibrosis was similar among patients with lean and non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and may be associated with genetic risk, according to data at Digestive Disease Week.

WASHINGTON — Patients with obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists had lower risk for all-cause mortality and major cardiovascular events, according to a presenter.

Today, we are closer than ever to achieving the weight loss seen with bariatric surgery, and we are starting to see emerging evidence of cardiovascular risk reduction, type 2 diabetes remission, improvement in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and more. This “new” class of medications has been around for more than 18 years. We know the safety profiles; they are manageable.

Men with low testosterone concentrations had a higher risk for all-cause mortality, and those with very low testosterone also had an increased risk for CVD mortality, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Moderate to vigorous aerobic and resistance exercise may improve vascular function among cancer survivors, according to findings presented at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

DESTIN, Fla. — A simple mnemonic device can help providers remember to ask patients with rheumatoid arthritis about key multimorbidities driving early death, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East .

Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who consumed a heart-healthy diet at the time of their diagnosis had a lower risk for developing heart disease, results from a prospective study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum showed.

Greater intake of ultraprocessed foods, like sugary drinks and ready-to-eat products, was associated with a slightly higher risk of all-cause mortality, according to results of a 30-study published in BMJ Open.

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.

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.