Patient Care Endocrinology & Cardiology - October 2007 - (Page 7) www.patientcareonline.com Vol. 41 No. 25 OCTOBER 2007 ENDOCRINOLOGY & CARDIOLOGY EZRA A. AMSTERDAM, MD; RICHARD J. COMI, MD Medical Editors 10 Recognizing and managing patients with the metabolic syndrome and prediabetes MARIA V. GIBSON, MD, PhD; A. KESH HEBBAR, MD NEWS 2 Research Digest I Frequent Associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, the metabolic syndrome is mainly a result of the epidemic of overweight and obesity that is plaguing this and many other countries. Here is the information you need to better identify this condition and intervene effectively. awakenings during hypoglycemia in late sleep I Benefits of drug-eluting stents may outweigh risks I Elevated cystatin C levels predict prediabetes I Researchers fault recent meta-analysis on rosiglitazone I Increasing waist-to-hip ratio linked to atherosclerosis I Apolipoprotein levels predict coronary heart disease risk I Patients who have lived with type 1 diabetes for 50 years or more do well 9 Medicine in the News I At the ADA: Glitazones on the mat and other concerns 28 Clinical Clips I Does self-monitoring of blood glucose improve control? I Antiplatelets versus combination therapy for peripheral vascular disease CLINICAL SOLUTIONS 20 Using troponins to evaluate cardiac injury MATTHEW DECARO, MD 26 The 15-Minute Visit I Dyspnea at the end of life READER SERVICES Cardiac troponin levels can have important prognostic implications and often guide the course of treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes, MI, and other illnesses. Learn how to best use these important tests in clinical practice. 27 Classified Advertising www. patientcareonline.com SUBSCRIBE FREE to digital Primary Care Topics in Allergy & Immunology Arthritis & Rheumatology Dermatology Endocrinology & Cardiology Gastroenterology Hematology & Oncology Hospital Medicine Infectious Disease Neurology & Psychiatry Women’s Health OCTOBER 2007 PATIENT CARE ENDOCRINOLOGY & CARDIOLOGY 7 http://www.patientcareonline.com http://www.patientcareonline.com
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