Prandial and basal glucose control strategies have similar effects in patients with type 2 diabetes after acute myocardial infarction. Medscape Medical News
A study observing young adults with bicuspid aortic valves has found that these patients have a high likelihood of eventually requiring intervention, so close surveillance is essential. Medscape Medical News
High systolic blood pressure was linked not only to the development of disability in older people with no functional problems earlier in life but also to more rapid functional decline in people with mild or moderate disability at a younger age. Heartwire
New study results imply that a 50-year-old man who learns that his "cardiovascular age" is 55 years may be more motivated to continue using his lipid-lowering drugs. Medscape Medical News
The findings, from the IDEAL and EPIC-Norfolk studies, showed that when adjusted for apoA-1 and apoB values in regression analyses, increased HDL-cholesterol levels and HDL particle size conferred a risk of major coronary events. ApoA-1, on the other hand, did not turn into a significant risk factor at high plasma concentrations. Heartwire
This review of both the OPTIMIZE-HF and IMPROVE HF registries of in- and outpatient HF care gives clinicians a reference point as to whether they are guideline compliant. Medscape Cardiology
