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Atrial fibrillation in DM tied to end-stage renal disease Atrial fibrillation in DM tied to end-stage renal disease

Atrial fibrillation in DM tied to end-stage renal disease

08 Sep 2022

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who also have atrial fibrillation (AF) are at a heightened risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a recent study has found.

08 Sep 2022
Shift work carries higher cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk in hypertension

Shift work carries higher cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk in hypertension

08 Sep 2022

Hypertensive patients who work shifts face an increased risk of developing more than two cardiometabolic diseases or cardiometabolic multimorbidity, according to a study.

08 Sep 2022
Dietary cholesterol consumption may lead to subsequent type 2 diabetes

Dietary cholesterol consumption may lead to subsequent type 2 diabetes

07 Sep 2022

There appears to be a positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), where the higher the intake, the greater the incidence of T2DM especially in Western countries, according to a study.

07 Sep 2022
Burden of microvascular disease elevates atrial fibrillation risk in T2D patients

Burden of microvascular disease elevates atrial fibrillation risk in T2D patients

05 Sep 2022

The presence and the burden of microvascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) independently contribute to an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), suggests a recent study.

05 Sep 2022
Visceral fat alters baPWV in T2DM, promotes left ventricular remodeling

Visceral fat alters baPWV in T2DM, promotes left ventricular remodeling

04 Sep 2022

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the impact of visceral fat (VF) on left ventricular remodeling (LVRM) can be attributed to changes in brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a new study reports.

04 Sep 2022