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HDL Cholesterol Independently Predicts Major Adverse Coronary Events

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

HDL cholesterol predicts major adverse coronary events independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. A 10mg/dL. decrease in HDL increases risk by 11%.

Prehypertension Common in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Patients with diabetes had a higher prevalence of prehypertension than did those without diabetes. Diabetic subjects with prehypertension had the highest cumulative incidence of cardiovascular disease during follow-up.

Ankle/brachial Index Helps Identify Peripheral Artery Disease in Diabetics

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2006

Measurement of the ankle/brachial index (ABI) is a simple way of identifying patients with diabetes who are at increased risk of future cardiovascular disease.

Homocysteine Reduction Shows No Cardiovascular Benefit

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Two large-scale trials ,HOPE-2 and NORVIT trials, have failed to find any significant cardiovascular benefit to lowering plasma homocysteine levels by supplementation with folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12.

Cocoa Intake Linked to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduced Risk of Death

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Men in the group with the highest cocoa consumption were half as likely as the others to die from cardiovascular disease.

Cocoa Intake Linked to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduced Risk of Death

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Men in the group with the highest cocoa consumption were half as likely as the others to die from cardiovascular disease.

First Evidence That Insulin Is Critical for Blood Vessel Formation

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

The first symptom of a heart attack for those with diabetes is usually death! Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, say that the discovery may lead to ways to reduce heart attacks in diabetes patients.

Sixty-one Percent Increase In Diabetes-related Deaths And Illnesses

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have documented a dramatic upsurge in diabetes-related deaths and illnesses in New York City, including a sharp increase in diabetic patients hospitalized with heart attacks

Sixty-one Percent Increase In Diabetes-related Deaths And Illnesses

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have documented a dramatic upsurge in diabetes-related deaths and illnesses in New York City, including a sharp increase in diabetic patients hospitalized with heart attacks.

Statin Therapy for Type 2’s Regardless of LDL Levels and CVD

Posted: Monday, March 13, 2006

The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade. Patients with type 2 diabetes are at a much greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than are nondiabetic individuals. Consequently, the treatment of CVD risk factors is a healthcare priority in this patient population.