A new rimonabant study presented this week showed that the drug improved lipid parameters, but more important, reduced visceral adipose tissue, the type of abdominal obesity that contributes to big waistlines and type 2 diabetes. Heartwire
A follow-up study from the Sleep Heart Health Study shows significant changes in heart rate to heart rate variability ratio by sleep stage, which may identify high cardiovascular risk in the elderly. Medscape Medical News
PFOs are likely not just "innocent bystanders" in older subjects, and paradoxical embolism should be considered as a possible cause of stroke in this group, experts say. Heartwire
In the Canadian SMART study, no safety concerns were noted about using large doses of candesartan cilexetil to treat proteinuria. Medscape Medical News
Do the benefits of treating elderly hypertensive patients outweigh any "risks"? New data not only provide answers -- they also define strategies and parameters. Medscape Cardiology
