Cardiorenalmetabolic

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.

Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

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, explains the significance of this second approval in a month for proteinuria reduction.

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.

Researchers warned that to achieve such reductions, greater uptake of the medication among indicated patients is needed.

Cardiovascular effectiveness was observed, largely independent of age, in a cohort of older patients with type 2 diabetes.

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.

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.

Claims data reveal larger hemoglobin A1c decreases in people with type 2 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring and semaglutide compared with semaglutide alone.

Astrasentan becomes the first and only endothelin A receptor antagonist to focus on proteinuria reduction in primary immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy.

A real-world analysis showed a link between continuous glucose monitor (CGM) distribution channel and outcomes for patients with diabetes.

Non-Hispanic Black populations face the highest risk of death from chronic kidney disease (CKD)–associated cardiac arrest, a study found.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Advancing technologies have transformed the detection of heart disease and, in turn, streamlined medical processes and relieved burden on health care systems.

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.

This study offers new insights to self-insured employers and health plans related to investment in digitally based disease management programs and enrollee engagement.

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.

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, founded HeartSense with the purpose of uncovering and addressing the cardiovascular needs of rural, often underserved communities.

Favorable bleeding outcomes related to abelacimab have positioned the medication as a potential game changer in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

A polypill for preventing cardiovascular disease has the potential to address health inequities and expand health care access for low-income populations.