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5 Most-Cited Takeaways From the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide , claiming 18 million lives annually. 42% of adults are considered obese , increasing their risk of diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular issues. In the U.S.,

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Cardiorenal effects of therapies for type 2 diabetes and obesity

The British Journal of Cardiology

Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are established glucose-lowering and weight-lowering agents used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.

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Development and Validation of AHA’s PREVENT Equations

American College of Cardiology

What is the value of the new American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) PREVENT equation(s) for primary prevention that use routinely available clinical variables including obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, and social risk for predicting 10- and 30-year absolute risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) including each atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) and heart (..)

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Can you please explain the concept of an obesity paradox? Salvatore Carbone, PhD: First, I’d like to point out that obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. 2, 3] This association is more pronounced for those with class I obesity, which is a body mass index (BMI) between 30-35 kg/m2.

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Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Early Heart Failure Study: Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics

Circulation: Heart Failure

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Background:Current prevalence estimates of heart failure (HF) are primarily based on self-report or HF hospitalizations. Overt cardiovascular disease, which ranged from 2.1% (HF) to 13.6% (atrial fibrillation), was less common. were female, 25.6% were Black, 12.8%

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2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Abstract 4143844: Multidisciplinary management of a pregnant patient with advanced systolic heart failure

Circulation

A 35-year-old gravida 1, para 0 with biventricular heart failure (LVEF 25%), nonischemic cardiomyopathy, history stroke, history of left ventricular thrombus, class III obesity, and chronic kidney disease who had been followed by Cardio-Obstetrics throughout her pregnancy presented at 34 weeks gestation for planned induction of labor.