Inflammation

PARK CITY, Utah — In this Healio Video Perspective from Clinical Trials at the Summit, Patricio Schlottmann, MD, discusses dual inhibition of the Ang-2 and VEGF pathways.

Hormone replacement therapy may render the skin of postmenopausal women both more prone to inflammation and more capable of repairing itself, according to a study.

PHILADELPHIA — In patients with acute MI who had successful PCI and underwent imaging to assess plaque composition, diabetes raised risk for poor outcomes but the difference was not related to plaque, according to a presentation.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASCP, MACE, presents updated multispecialty practice recommendations for diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

Researchers found a significant association between type 2 inflammation and asthma and an increased risk for coronary artery disease.

Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality among women, data in JAMA Network Open showed. Researchers said the association can be partly attributed to cardiometabolic risk factors.

In this Healio video exclusive, Michael S. Garshick, MD, MS, discusses the role of inflammation in heart disease and how it has become a treatment target.

In this Healio video exclusive, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, discusses the connection between psoriasis and cardiovascular outcomes.

Children exposed in utero to higher levels of some types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals have a higher risk for developing metabolic syndrome, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN DIEGO — After 1 year of biologic therapy, patients with COPD and Th2 inflammation experienced fewer exacerbations and hospitalizations, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.