Preliminary results of the PROMISE trial highlight the relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease, which has been debated previously.
The association between statins and diabetes mellitus is controversial. To better understand the connection, investigators of the KP CHAMP study analyzed the risk of incident diabetes mellitus among...
Catherine Kotz, PhD, from the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis VA Hospital, answered our questions about her research on spontaneous physical activity and the role orexin plays in preventing...
By analyzing the current literature, researchers evaluated the association between obesity and heart failure, as well as the effect of intentional weight loss following bariatric surgery on cardiac...
Obesity is a top-priority public health concern, with an estimated 650 million adults worldwide having obesity. Kirk I. Erickson, PhD, answered our questions to shed light on how physical activity...
It is unclear whether higher thresholds of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are more strongly associated with metabolic syndrome in adolescents and young adults with obesity. Therefore, authors of a...
Authors of a new study presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2019 sought to determine whether cardiac biomarkers could identify patients at higher baseline risk for cardiovascular mortality or heart...
The authors of a new study sought to determine whether a risk calculator could accurately determine the 7-year morbidity and mortality rates among patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity who may be...
In a new study, researchers examined the association between treatment with metformin vs sulfonylureas and major adverse cardiovascular events among 49,478 US veterans with diabetes and reduced kidney...
