Wellness Check: Nutrition
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists exhibit weight loss effects in non-diabetic patients with obesity 1. This systematic review found that non-diabetic ...
Tag: cardiovascular disease
Retatrutide effectively reduces body weight in patients with obesity
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the triple-hormone-receptor agonist retatrutide was superior to placebo in reducing body weight among patients ...
Hemodynamic monitoring improves quality of life and reduces hospitalizations in heart failure patients
1. Patients assigned to hemodynamic monitoring reported improved quality of life than those receiving contemporary guideline-directed medical therapy. 2. The ...
Infrequent and light alcohol consumption are still associated with poorer health outcomes
1. Infrequent, light, or moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality. Evidence rating level: 2 ...
C-reactive protein may have superior prognostic value compared to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for patients on statin therapy
1. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein increased the risk of all-cause mortality by two- to three-fold among all three randomized trials. 2. ...
Exercise improves arterial stiffness in children and adolescents
1. In this systematic review and network meta-analysis, resistance training, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and aerobic exercise interventions were superior ...
Wellness Check: Exercise
Exercise improves arterial stiffness in children and adolescents 1. In this systematic review and network meta-analysis, resistance training, high-intensity interval ...
The American Heart Association’s Life Essential 8 scores to predict cardiovascular health
Association of the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: prospective cohort study 1. ...
Risk factors for blood vessel rupture during vascular access intervention therapy for hemodialysis patients
1. In vascular access intervention therapy (VAIVT) for hemodialysis patients, patient factors for vessel rupture include lower BMI, fewer prior ...
Abnormal menstruation may be associated with worse cardiometabolic outcomes later in life
1. In this large retrospective matched cohort study of women aged 18-40 years, a history of abnormal menstruation was associated ...
