The American heart Association PREVENTTM (Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs) risk calculator estimates heart attack, stroke, and heart failure risk. The calculator helps incorporate cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic or CKM syndrome into CVD prevention. CKM syndrome was first defined in an October 2023 presidential advisory and scientific statement. Advertisement The syndrome refers to the strong connections among… Read More »
New Hope for Diabetes, Weight Loss, and Heart Health
, has now been approved for weight loss, with some doctors stating that it may make bariatric procedures obsolete. Semaglutide is a novel type of diabetic medication known as a GLP-1 agonist. The medication primarily operates on the gut and mimics the function of incretins, which are hormones generated when we ingest food. Incretins are… Read More »
