New ASA Advice

Medical News: Tighter Criteria Introduced for Aspirin Use in Diabetes – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today

A more conservative approach to aspirin for primary prevention in adults with diabetes is called for in a joint statement issued today by diabetes and cardiovascular associations.

Low-dose aspirin can be considered reasonable for diabetes patients with a cardiovascular disease risk above 10% over 10 years and no excess bleeding risk, according to the statement released by the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and American College of Cardiology.

Thought For Today – 5/15/10

I know people have been asking about drinking and being diabetic, and it’s a very honest question,” he blogged. “Here is the honest answer, and this is the truth: when I say ‘party’ and ‘let’s have fun,’ I’m one of those guys that just likes to have a great time. I’m not a belligerent drunk. I don’t need to drink. … For a diabetic … it’s a double whammy because here’s what happens with alcohol: when you’re hung-over then you don’t eat right, you don’t take your insulin right. So it’s best to stay away. But, I pick and choose my times when I’m going to have fun.

Reality star and aging rocker Bret Michaels, just weeks before his cerebral hemorrhage.

NT-proBNP Not Predictive in Healthy Normal People

The Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Death and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Normal and Stage A/B Heart Failure Subjects

Conclusions: The investigators concluded that these findings do not support the use of NT-proBNP as a cardiovascular biomarker in healthy normal subjects, and have important implications for NT-proBNP–based strategies for early detection and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.