Myocardial Infarction

Patients who develop early hyponatremia after starting thiazide diuretics have a higher mortality risk than those with normal sodium levels, according to retrospective study data.

Glomerular hyperfiltration may increase CVD risks, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, for patients with type 2 diabetes, study data show.

Patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer treated with osimertinib experienced more cancer therapy-related cardiac events than those treated with other EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

SAN DIEGO — The true incidence of thrombosis among people who received targeted therapy for breast cancer is significantly higher than reported in prior clinical trials, according to study results.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use corresponded with risk reductions for dozens of diseases and adverse health outcomes, such as dementia and stroke, a new analysis published in Nature Medicine showed.

Mild and reversible AKI was tied to an increased risk for probable dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older adults with high cardiovascular risk, data show.

Colchicine for gout flare prophylaxis reduces the risk for cardiovascular events among patients initiating urate-lowering therapy, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease often wait years for a diagnosis and experience marked decline in quality of life, according to a speaker at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.