Preliminary analysis of data from a placebo-controlled study of sibutramine (Meridia) suggested an excess risk of cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and cardiac death among patients taking the diet drug, according to the FDA.
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Stroke reduction of 28% is impressive.
Substantial increase in stroke risk for proteinuria on top of AFib.
Remember, life is short and science takes too long.
Note the guys in this study were younger than the women, but were more likely to have established CVD.
Nonfasting Triglycerides Predict Stroke
Pay attention to those trigs. As the commentator notes, these study results need to be replicated in other populations. But for the purposes of mortality risk assessment these findings are significant.
By the way, my fasting trig level was 72. What’s yours?
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