Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología SCC

Journal Scan: White Rice, Brown Rice, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women (Arch Intern Med 2010;170:961-969.)
Subjects enrolled in three prospective cohorts were used for the present analysis. Men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (age range, 32-87 years) were included, in addition to women from the Nurses' Health Study (age range, 26-45 years) and Nurses' Health Study II (age range, 26-45 years. . .

Journal Scan: Surgical Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease: Open and Endovascular Approaches. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (Circulation 2010;121:2780-2804.)

Clinical Trial Summary: A Comparison of Outcomes in Patients in New York Heart Association Class II Heart Failure When Treated With Eplerenone or Placebo in Addition to Standard Heart Failure Medicines (EMPHASIS-HF)
The goal of the trial was to evaluate treatment with eplerenone compared to placebo among patients with mild to moderate heart failure that are at risk of sudden death.

Case Study: A 51-Year-Old Man Presents With Inability to Achieve Weight Loss, Exercise Intolerance, and Elevated Blood Sugars
A 51-year-old man with a history of hypertension, class I obesity (body mass index [BMI] 34), impaired fasting glucose, and hyperlipidemia presents to a weight management clinic complaining of several failed attempts to lose weight through regular exercise (3-4 times/week) and various self-imposed d. . .

CVN:
ARB Risk, Brown Rice, SYNTAX

Expert Opinion: Relevance of statin pleiotropism to cardiovascular outcomes after ACS