Patrick Campbell

A trial from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Lab indicates a health coach-led intervention in primary care settings was associated with improvements in fasting blood glucose and HDL-C cholesterol.

An intervention implementing the use of a health coach in a primary care setting based on the 2013 AHA/ACC/Task Force for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults guidelines was associated with greater weight loss and improvements in blood glucose levels and HDL-C compared to usual care.

A randomized, cross-over trial of more than 60 overweight individuals indicates a low-fat vegan diet was more effective than a Mediterranean diet for inducing weight loss and lowering cholesterol levels.

An analysis of the ARIC study suggests older patients with prediabetes were more likely to regress to normoglycemia than progress to diabetes during the follow-up period.

An analysis of nearly 30k patients from the LEAD study suggests increased HbA1c variability within the first 2 years of a diabetes diagnosis was associated with a 30-59% increase in risk of incident cardiovascular disease.

An analysis of 5-year outcomes data from the Teen-LABS study indicates bariatric surgery was in teens 13-15 years old resulted in similar outcomes as surgery among those 16-19 years old.

In recognition of National Wear Red Day, we invited Jennifer Majersik, MD, to a special edition episode of the Practical Cardiology podcast focused on sex-based disparities in stroke care.

An analysis of 29k patients with type 2 diabetes suggests increased HbA1c variability within the first 2 years of a diabetes diagnosis was associated with a 30-59% increase in risk of incident cardiovascular disease.

An analysis of claims data from more than 2k patients with type 2 diabetes provides insight into the effects of initiating use of a flash CGM system on acute diabetes-related events and hospitalizations in CGM-naive patients.

An analysis of data obtained from the CARDIA study offers insight into the subsequent cardiovascular risks associated with gestational diabetes and how glucose control after pregnancy impacts this apparent increase risk.

The SUCCOUR trial indicates GLS-guided cardioprotective therapy could be more effective at reducing the impact of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction and incidence of cardiotoxicity than LVEF-guided therapy in patients exposed to anthracyclines.

An analysis of more than 1.2 million patients from an STS database suggests women were 14-22% less likely to undergo guideline-recommended revascularization procedures than their male counterparts.

An analysis of more than 380k older adults with type 2 diabetes suggests Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries were less likely to initiate therapy with newer glucose-lowering agents, including GLP-1RAs, SGLT2 inhibitors, and DPP-4 inhibitors than their counterparts with commercial insurance.

A study of 50 obese patients is shedding light on the effectiveness and safety of a time-restricted eating approach as a method to facilitate weight loss.

New research from Kaiser Permanente Northern California suggests gestational diabetes was linked to a 2-fold increase in risk of coronary artery calcification, regardless of glycemic control after giving birth.

Results of the How Alcohol Induces Atrial Tachyarrhythmias (HOLIDAY) trial offer insight into the effects of alcohol on cardiac electrophysiology from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

An analysis of data from more than 40k women details how the use of metformin is associated with increased or decreased risk of certain types of breast cancer.

A retrospective analysis of EHR data from 3 Mayo Clinic facilities details prescribing practices for pain medications among patients with newly diagnosed diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

An analysis of more than 14k patients from the Framingham Heart Study provides clinicians with an overview of trends in stroke risk among patients with and without a history of TIA dating back to the 1950s.

New research suggests increased BMI was associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors regardless of a patient's physical activity levels.

A study from the University of South Carolina is detailing the positive effects of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on function, cardiac endurance, and quality of life in patients with a stroke.

A secondary analysis of the iDCL suggests use of closed loop insulin therapy was associated with improvements in glucose control among patients with type 1 diabetes.

An analysis of 27 years of data sheds further light on the incidence of atrial fibrillation-related deaths based on socioeconomic status and sex differences in a group of 20 European nations.

A study from the ACC's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient meeting suggests male breast cancer patients had an increased presence of cardiovascular risk factors, including development of new tachyarrhythmia.

A study from the University of Chicago Medical Center breaks down the potential for reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration through use of metformin.

Research from investigators in Spain suggests increased BMI was associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors regardless of a patient's physical activity levels.

An analysis of data and blood samples from more than 28k women provides insight into the predictive value of more than 50 biomarkers for predicting risk of premature coronary heart disease in aging women.

Data from an analysis of more than 3k women indicate increased frequency of vasomotor menopausal symptoms was associated with a 52% greater risk of incident cardiovascular disease.

Data from a 10-year follow-up analysis of a single-center RCT in Europe is offering insight into the effects of metabolic surgery versus conventional medical therapy for long-term control of type 2 diabetes.

An analysis of Swedish health registry databases suggests poor glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes was associated with an increased risk of developing a neurodevelopmental disorder.