Cardiology

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we have Part 2 of our special slide collection of GLP-1 Agonists and Cardiovascular Health. Topics covered include: Cardiac Actions of GLP-1, and Effects of GLP-1 Agonists on Inflammatory Markers…. Link to download (.ppt format): GLP-1 Agonists and Cardiovascular Health, Part 2 of 2 Other sets …

This set of Homerun Slides put together by Diabetes In Control staff is specifically geared towards the cardiovascular benefits of incretins.  Link to download (.ppt format): GLP-1 Agonists and Cardiovascular Health, Part 1 of 2 Other sets in this series: GLP-1 Agonists and Cardiovascular Health, Part 2 of 2 See more GLP-1 Agonist …

Tina Burge, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, FAMU College of Pharmacy Reviewed by Dave Joffe, BSPharm, CDE It’s well-known that patients with diabetes have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease when compared to patients without diabetes. Diabetes type 2 has a high prevalence in the obese (BMI ³ 25kg/m2) and overweight …

A bigger waistline, coinciding with a higher risk of cardio-metabolic complications in type 2 diabetes patients, suggests that waist measurement is critical for this population….

Two years of treatment with an investigational combination of phentermine plus topiramate (Qnexa, Vivus) resulted in improved cardiometabolic risk factors, in addition to weight loss….

Known as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the phosphodiesterase 5A inhibitor also improves diabetic cardiomyopathy….

Worksmart Labs, Inc. Android/Free This is one app that we have been using for more than 2 years, to record our workouts.

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of CVD were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events compared with men who had a history of CVD….

People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise.…

Millions of people with diabetes won’t die from that disease but instead from heart disease.…