Monthly Archives: October 2023

A new systematic review and meta-analysis confirms that bempedoic acid offers substantial cardiovascular benefits, but may raise uric acid levels and worsen kidney function. The drug is an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor for patients intolerant to statins or in need of additional LDL cholesterol reduction while on maximum-tolerated statin therapy. The systematic review and meta-analysis, […]

First study to determine the role pre-pregnancy obesity plays in future poor heart health Those with overweight or obese BMI in early pregnancy had a higher risk of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy ‘If pre-pregnancy obesity is the culprit or cause of risk, we should be targeting this with interventions’ CHICAGO — Pregnancy complications such […]

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have recently been associated with a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life. But a new Northwestern Medicine study has found obesity before or during pregnancy is the actual root cause of future cardiovascular disease. Prior to this study, scientists were […]

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