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Team Coordination, Data Sharing Help Prioritize Value in Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Care

September 12th 2025

Cardiologists, nephrologists, and payers met in Scottsdale, Arizona, on August 26, 2025, to share insights on how team members can work together, empowered by data, to achieve value-based management of cardio-renal-metabolic syndrome.

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Mitigating Cardiometabolic Risk Through Therapies, Weight Management

September 12th 2025

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Women Still Underrepresented in Key Cardiovascular Trials

September 11th 2025

Several therapies address both CKD and HF simultaneously, including RAS inhibitors, which have been shown to slow CKD progression and reduce HF hospitalizations. | Image credit: Katie Chizhevskaya - stock.adobe.com
Highlighting Interconnected Pathways, Emerging Therapies in CKD and HF

September 10th 2025

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Empagliflozin Shown to Reduce Endothelial Dysfunction in Women With INOCA

September 10th 2025

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One's ZIP code can greatly influence care access | image credit: Syda Productions - stock.adobe.com
April 18th 2025

"The Barriers Are Real": Antoine Keller, MD, on Geography and Cardiovascular Health

Kyle Munz Antoine Keller, MD, FACC, FACS
Health care disparities are often driven by where patients live, explained Antoine Keller, MD, as he discussed the complex, systematic hurdles that influence the health of rural communities.
Additional research, argued the researchers, should examine the impact of more accessibility to nutritious foods on binge eating. | Image Credit: dizain - stock.adobe.com
April 12th 2025

Identifying Binge Eating Triggers Among Adults With Food Insecurity

AJMC Contributor
Findings from the interviews offer insight into potential strategies for reducing binge eating among patients who experience food insecurity.
Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP, Stanford University Medical Center
April 11th 2025

New Hope for IgA Nephropathy With Atrasentan Approval: Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP

Maggie L. Shaw Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP
Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP, Stanford University Medical Center, explains the significance of this second approval in a month for proteinuria reduction.
Joseph Saseen, PharmD
April 10th 2025

Lp(a) Awareness Imperative for Enhancing Testing, Prevention Efforts in CVD: Joseph Saseen, PharmD

Kyle Munz Joseph J. Saseen, PharmD
Joseph Saseen, PharmD, discussed the importance of knowing lipoprotein a (Lp[a]) levels to enable clinicians to provide the best patient care and spread awareness to those who might be affected.
Based on the model, over 3 million MACE were projected over the following 10 years, approximately 496,000 of which could be prevented with the use of semaglutide. | Image credit: peter hansen - stock.adobe.com
April 9th 2025

Semaglutide Use Could Prevent Up to 2 Million MACE in 10 Years, Model Suggests

AJMC Contributor
Researchers warned that to achieve such reductions, greater uptake of the medication among indicated patients is needed.
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April 9th 2025

GLP-1 RAs, SGLT2 Inhibitors Associated With Reduced MACE, HHF in Patients With Diabetes

Pearl Steinzor
Cardiovascular effectiveness was observed, largely independent of age, in a cohort of older patients with type 2 diabetes.
Jeremy Wigginton, MD
April 8th 2025

Lp(a) and Getting a Head Start Against Heart Disease: Jeremy Wigginton, MD

Kyle Munz Jeremy Wigginton, MD
Lipoprotein a (Lp[a]) is a valuable tool for assessing a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease, which can facilitate earlier intervention efforts and reduce health care costs, argued Jeremy Wigginton, MD.
AJMC
April 7th 2025

The Role of Advanced Technologies in Improving Diabetes Outcomes

David G. Marrero, PhD Christopher G. Parkin, MS Grazia Aleppo, MD Irl B. Hirsch, MD Janet McGill, MD, MA Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APRN-BC, BC-ADM Carol J. Levy, MD, CDE Anders L. Carlson, MD Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, CDE
This article reviews underlying barriers to health care access and discusses how a value-based diabetes care model could improve patient outcomes and reduce long-term costs.
AJMC
April 3rd 2025

Combined Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Semaglutide: Analysis of Administrative Claims

Poorva M. Nemlekar, MS Katia L. Hannah, PhD, MPH Courtney R. Green, PhD Thomas Grace, MD Peter M. Lynch, MPH Jessica R. Castle, MD Gregory J. Norman, PhD
Claims data reveal larger hemoglobin A1c decreases in people with type 2 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring and semaglutide compared with semaglutide alone.
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April 3rd 2025

FDA Approves Atrasentan for Proteinuria Reduction in Primary IgA Nephropathy

Julia Bonavitacola
Astrasentan becomes the first and only endothelin A receptor antagonist to focus on proteinuria reduction in primary immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy.
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March 26th 2025

CGM Adherence and Costs Improve With DME Channel Over Pharmacy

Hayden E. Klein
A real-world analysis showed a link between continuous glucose monitor (CGM) distribution channel and outcomes for patients with diabetes.
The investigators concluded that epidemiological inequity in CKD and cardiovascular disease remains an important issue that requires further study of potential interventions. | Image credit: filins - stock.adobe.com
March 22nd 2025

Disparities in CKD-Associated Cardiac Arrest Across Demographics

Jared Kaltwasser
Non-Hispanic Black populations face the highest risk of death from chronic kidney disease (CKD)–associated cardiac arrest, a study found.
Tom Belmont
March 17th 2025

2025 GPBCH Employer Symposia Set to Address Cardiovascular, MSK Challenges

Kyle Munz Tom Belmont
Tom Belmont, president and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) previews the upcoming employer symposia, which seeks to help employers navigate solutions for the management and prevention of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disease.
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March 13th 2025

Value-Based Care Is Key to Bringing Cardiology Breakthroughs to Those Who Will Benefit Most

Christina Mattina
On December 10, 2024, cardiologists, researchers, and value-based care experts gathered in Dallas, Texas, to discuss best practices for implementing advances in cardiology care with a value-based mindset, spanning the care continuum from prevention to treatment.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Image Credit: © SeanPavonePhoto - stock.adobe.com
March 13th 2025

Reducing Care Fragmentation to Boost CKM Disease Outcomes

Maggie L. Shaw
Discussions at a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event highlighted the interconnected nature of cardio-kidney-metabolic disease and emphasized the need for integrated, patient-centered care.
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March 12th 2025

Closing the Gaps in Cardiac Care With Technology, Collaboration

Christina Mattina
Cardiologists, primary care physicians, and value-based care leaders convened in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 12, 2024, to share case studies and insights on how to align cardiology with the principles of value-based care, including through the application of digital tools.
Antoine Keller, MD
March 12th 2025

Leveraging AI, Digital Auscultation to Streamline Cardiovascular Diagnoses

Kyle Munz Antoine Keller, MD, FACC, FACS
Advancing technologies have transformed the detection of heart disease and, in turn, streamlined medical processes and relieved burden on health care systems.
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March 10th 2025

Health Impacts of Health System Implementation of a Food-as-Medicine Strategy

Sarah D. Ronis, MD, PhD Holly Hartman, PhD Ian J. Neeland, MD Anne Leach, MS, RDN, LD Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM
This article describes the reach of a Food-as-Medicine strategy implemented by a regional health care system and its impact on adult participants’ cardiometabolic risk factors.
AJMC
March 4th 2025

Real-World Digitally Based Diabetes Management Program Implementation by a Large Employer

Jean M. Abraham, PhD Teresa Ambroz, MPH, RDN Megan Chacon, MPH Renée S. M. Kidney, PhD, MPH Helen M. Parsons, PhD
This study offers new insights to self-insured employers and health plans related to investment in digitally based disease management programs and enrollee engagement.
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February 27th 2025

Medicare Part D Spending Trends for Type 2 Diabetes Medications

Cameron Santoro
New diabetes medications are pressuring Medicare Part D financially as they drive up prescription drug costs amid rising rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Aortic Stenosis remains a serious, worldwide cardiovascular complication | image credit: Pumpala - stock.adobe.come
February 19th 2025

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Highlights Sex-Specific Characteristics in Aortic Stenosis

Kyle Munz
This multicenter study sheds more light on sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and argues the benefits of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess sex-based risks in AS.
Antoine Keller, MD
February 18th 2025

HeartSense's Mission to Reveal, Combat Hidden CV Burdens in Underserved Communities

Kyle Munz Antoine Keller, MD, FACC, FACS
Antoine Keller, MD, founded HeartSense with the purpose of uncovering and addressing the cardiovascular needs of rural, often underserved communities.
Christian Ruff, MD
February 6th 2025

Dr Ruff Explores Mitigating Surgical Bleeding in AFib With Abelacimab

Kyle Munz Christian Ruff, MD
Favorable bleeding outcomes related to abelacimab have positioned the medication as a potential game changer in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Conceptualizing reduced cost and increased value | image credit: patpitchaya - stock.adobe.com
February 3rd 2025

Polypill Treatment: A Clinically Effective and Cost-Saving Strategy for CVD Management

Kyle Munz
A polypill for preventing cardiovascular disease has the potential to address health inequities and expand health care access for low-income populations.
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January 28th 2025

Most Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Have Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Suggests

Hayden E. Klein
According to a review of hospital-based cross-sectional studies, almost half the type 2 diabetes population is micronutrient deficient.
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January 22nd 2025

Abelacimab, a “Game Changer” for High-Risk Patients With AFib: Dr Ruff and Dr Bloomfield Elaborate on Latest Data From AZALEA-TIMI 71 Trial

Kyle Munz Christian Ruff, MD Dan Bloomfield, MD
Clinically significant reductions in bleeding underscore abelacimab’s strong potential to address an unmet need for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).
AJMC
January 17th 2025

Physiologic Insulin Resensitization Lowers Cost in Patients With Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Zachary Villaverde, BS Roy H. Hinman II, MD Richard M. Grimes, PhD
Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease receiving physiologic insulin resensitization had much lower annual costs of care than similar patients not receiving it.
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January 15th 2025

Breast Cancer Stage May Influence Risk of Prevalent CVD

Kyle Munz
Patient outcomes appeared to be more heavily driven by breast cancer stage than delays in diagnosis, researchers found.
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January 6th 2025

Top GLP-1 Agonists Balance Weight Loss Efficacy, Safety

Maggie L. Shaw
For this review, the authors searched for randomized controlled trials published in MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL from inception through October 4, 2024.
Dr Yehuda Handelsman
January 3rd 2025

Dr Yehuda Handelsman: DCRM Guidelines Are Shaping Integrated, Global CRM Care

Brooke McCormick
In part 2 of our interview, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, discusses how cardiorenalmetabolic (CRM) disease management is advancing with the 2022 Diabetes, Cardiorenal, and Metabolic (DCRM) multispecialty practice recommendations and the updated DCRM 2.0 guidelines.
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