After lipid monitoring guidelines were updated in 2018 by the AHA/ACC, researchers observed only a modest increase in patients completing lipid panels following statin initiation.
Testing revealed that the product may have as low as 87% of the labeled amount of levothyroxine.
The study, which was conducted at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, aimed to compare the longitudinal stability of TSH in patients taking synthetic levothyroxine vs desiccated thyroid products.
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2018 to assess the impact of drug and alcohol use on cardiometabolic disease risk factors.
Researchers sought to determine whether triglyceride levels were independently associated with cardiovascular disease among patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes.
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is rising at an unequal rate among different patient demographics.
Cross-sex hormone therapy may have a negative effect on lipid profile and glucose levels in transgender men but not in transgender women.
Higher intake of energy at dinner is associated with greater risk for diabetes-related, cardiovascular disease-related, and all-cause mortality.
Higher intake of whole-fat dairy products is associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as well as hypertension and diabetes.
The presence of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) in adolescence accelerates the progression of risk factors that play a role in the development of early vascular aging.
