Unsure what to do about screening pediatric patients for hypercholesterolemia? The recent AAP recommendations are anything but evidence based. Here is an editorial, written by our local Pediatric Cardiologists on a more evidence based (and sane) approach. December 2011 As some of you may be aware, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a new [...]
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We all have these patients – men and women with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), or at high risk for CVD (diabetics who smoke, have hypertension and dyslipidemia etc…). Evidence is solid for treating those with established CVD with a statin. The evidence is not quite so clear for use in primary prevention, but most of us treat [...]
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What tops the list of the majority of our patients’ New Year’s Resolutions? WEIGHT LOSS. Perhaps the most frustrating thing is that it tops our list, too. And not just this year, but possibly the last several years- or even decades. We know how losing weight can reduce hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea and joint pain, [...]
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