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American College of Cardiology, April 6 to 8

The annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology was held from April 6 to 8 in Atlanta and attracted more than 12,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health...

ACC: Empagliflozin Does Not Cut Risk for Heart Failure After Acute MI

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Empagliflozin does not reduce the risk for first hospitalization for heart failure or death among patients at increased risk for heart failure after acute myocardial...

Beta Blocker Meds May Not Help Some Heart Attack Survivors

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Beta blockers appear to be useless when prescribed to heart attack survivors who aren't suffering from heart failure, a new clinical trial indicates. The study calls into...

Wegovy Helps Those With Both Diabetes, Heart Failure: Study

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – For people struggling with both diabetes and a common type of heart failure, the weight-loss drug Wegovy may do more for their health than help them shed pounds, new...

ACC: Ventura Shunt Does Not Improve Primary End Point in Heart Failure

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – For patients with heart failure, transcatheter placement of a Ventura interarterial shunt does not improve the primary end point, according to a study presented at the annual ...

ACC: Semaglutide Beneficial in Obesity-Related Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Semaglutide leads to larger reductions in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations among patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection...

ACC: Empagliflozin Cuts Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk After AMI

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For patients with acute myocardial infarction at risk for heart failure, empagliflozin reduces the risk for heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published...

Vaping Could Raise Your Risk for Heart Failure

TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 – Think vaping is the "healthy" alternative to smoking? Think again: A new study finds it raises people's odds for heart failure. “More and more studies are linking e...

Heart Transplant Offer Acceptance Highest for White Women

TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – The cumulative incidence of heart transplant offer acceptance is highest for White women, according to a study published online March 25 in the Journal of the American...

Mom's Grief During Pregnancy Could Pass Heart Trouble to Her Child

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Babies born to mothers who experience profound grief during pregnancy may be vulnerable to heart failure much later in life, new research suggests. "If future studies...

Ready-to-Eat Food Environment Linked to Risk for Heart Failure

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Exposure to ready-to-eat food environments is associated with a higher risk for incident heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Circulation: Heart...

Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure Care in Black Patients

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Pulse oximeters, devices that measure your blood's oxygen levels, are known to work less accurately in Black patients. Now, new research suggests faulty readings might also...

Women Over 60: Here's How Many Daily Steps You Need to Avoid Heart Failure

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Women might need a lot fewer daily steps to lower their risk of heart failure than they think, a new study suggests. The usual recommendation is that people get 10,000 steps...

Physical Activity May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Women

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Higher levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with a lower risk for heart failure in older women, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Cardiology. ...

Severe Forms of Maternal Bereavement Linked to Heart Failure in Offspring

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Prenatal exposure to severe stress, defined as the most severe forms of maternal bereavement, is associated with an increased risk for heart failure in offspring, according...

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