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New CME-certified case study!
The Role of Nonpharmacologic and Lipid-Lowering Therapies in a Patient With Low Framingham-Assessed Cardiovascular Risk. M. Dominique Ashen, PhD, CRNP, and CCMD Faculty Member Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, explore nonpharmacologic and lipid-lowering treatments for a patient with evidence of increased cardiovascular risk beyond that suggested by Framingham Risk Scoring. Earn 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and access to an anthology of CCMD slides instantly!
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CMDManagement™ Fall 2008 issue now available for CME credit!
This issue of our award-winning newsletter explores the assessment of CVD risk using nontraditional risk factors. Also featured: a case study by Erin Michos, MD, MHS, exploring cardiovascular risk stratification in women and younger adults, and a patient handout focusing on managing risk factors for stroke.
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FDA Alert: Simvastatin With Amiodarone Increases Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
On August 8 ,2008, the FDA released a warning regarding reports of increased rhabdomyolysis risk from concomitant use of simvastatin greater than 20 mg qd and amiodarone, an arrhythmia treatment for controlling life-threatening recurrent ventricular arrhythmias. In its alert, the FDA noted that all statins have a potential risk of rhabdomyolysis, whether or not they are administered with amiodarone, but the risk is more prominent when used with the arrhythmia agent.
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OnsiteInsight® from AHA Scientific Sessions 2008!
This issue of OnsiteInsight® highlights clinical-trial results and scientific sessions focusing on issues in the management of atherosclerosis from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 in New Orleans! Also featured: expert commentary from CCMD Education Council Member JoAnne M. Foody, MD.
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NDEI.org Interactive Case Study
NDEI Faculty Member Mark W. Stolar, MD, discusses management of a 47-year-old Hispanic man with type 2 diabetes who presents with sleep apnea and occult depression
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In the News
Controlling Type 2 Diabetes With Low-Carb Diets
Jan 06, 2009 -- In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
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Genetic Variation May Lead To Early Cardiovascular Disease
Jan 06, 2009 -- Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. For years, scientists have known that the devastating, early-onset form of the disease was inherited, but they knew little about the gene(s) responsible until now. The results are published January 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.
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CCMD Co-Chairmen
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Education Council
George L. Bakris, MD
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Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD
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Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
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JoAnne M. Foody, MD
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Peter Ganz, MD
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Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH
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Scott M. Grundy, MD, PhD
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Steven M. Haffner, MD
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Ronald M. Krauss, MD
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John C. LaRosa, MD
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Peter Libby, MD
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Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD
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