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December 02, 2020
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Higher dose of sitagliptin does not increase risk for congestive heart failure in CKD

Higher dose of sitagliptin does not increase risk for congestive heart failure in CKD

Researchers from Canada observed no link between higher doses of sitagliptin and increased risk for congestive heart failure in a cohort of patients older than 66 years who had both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

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November 11, 2020
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Low mortality, higher odds of comorbidities in hospitalized patients with stroke, OSA

Low mortality, higher odds of comorbidities in hospitalized patients with stroke, OSA

Patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke and obstructive sleep apnea have lower in-hospital mortality compared with those without obstructive sleep apnea, but higher odds of comorbidities, researchers reported.

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November 04, 2020
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Undiagnosed OSA associated with increased costs, readmission in patients with heart failure

Undiagnosed OSA associated with increased costs, readmission in patients with heart failure

Previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea in patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure was associated with increased costs and readmissions at 3 and 6 months compared with patients without sleep-disordered breathing, researchers reported.

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October 26, 2020
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Roxadustat cuts risk of congestive heart failure in patients with ESKD

Roxadustat cuts risk of congestive heart failure in patients with ESKD

Patients who underwent dialysis and were prescribed roxadustat had a 27% reduction in risk for hospitalization for congestive heart failure compared with patients who took epoetin alfa, according to a study.

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April 15, 2020
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Food, housing, financial insecurity may contribute to CVD risk

Food, housing, financial insecurity may contribute to CVD risk

Food, housing and financial insecurity each greatly increased the odds of CVD, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

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April 05, 2020
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Voice analysis could play role in telemedicine, congestive HF care

Voice analysis could play role in telemedicine, congestive HF care

Use of voice signal analysis, an emerging noninvasive biomarker, may identify patients with congestive HF who are at highest risk for 20-month hospitalization or mortality, using voice analysis, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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March 20, 2020
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Case series offers insight on critically ill patients with COVID-19

Case series offers insight on critically ill patients with COVID-19

A research letter published in JAMA has described some of the initial characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19.

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February 05, 2020
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Reducing HbA1c best strategy to avoid initial, subsequent CVD events in type 1 diabetes

Reducing HbA1c best strategy to avoid initial, subsequent CVD events in type 1 diabetes

Intensive glucose management can help adults with type 1 diabetes avoid an initial or subsequent cardiovascular disease or major adverse cardiovascular disease event, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

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January 23, 2020
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Medical therapy beneficial in PAD, but underprescribed

Medical therapy beneficial in PAD, but underprescribed

There is now plentiful evidence that medical therapy benefits patients with peripheral artery disease, which is reflected in guidelines but not followed nearly enough, a speaker stated at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.

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December 11, 2019
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FDA investigates metformin products, and coffee can improve bone health — top stories in endocrinology

News that the FDA is investigating metformin products to determine if potentially carcinogenic agents are present was one of the week’s top stories in endocrinology.

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