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Could Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fuel Heart Failure Risk?

THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 – Call it a hand signal of sorts. New research from Germany shows that the common nerve disorder carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), may be a harbinger for heart failure among...

AHA News: Few People With Heart Failure May Get a Critical Type of Care

TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Medicare coverage for cardiac rehabilitation for some people with heart failure was expanded almost a decade ago, and medical guidelines...

New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats -- and Then Dissolves Away

FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients – then dissolve away when it’s no longer needed. The s...

Metabolic Surgery Cuts Cardiovascular Events for Obesity, Sleep Apnea

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Metabolic surgery is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, according to a...

One in Four Patients Die Within One Year of First Heart Failure Hospitalization

FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 – Globally, one in four heart failure patients die within the first year of their first heart failure-related hospitalization, according to a study published online June 21 in...

AHA News: Ohio Mother Goes Into Heart Failure After Fourth Pregnancy

THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Marian Dancy is a mother of four and a payroll specialist with a local law enforcement agency in Columbus, Ohio. Her fourth pregnancy was...

Posthospitalization Meal Delivery Boosts Outcomes for Older Adults

WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 – Posthospitalization home-delivered meals for older adults with and without heart failure is associated with lower 30-day rehospitalization and mortality, according to a...

AHA News: She's Survived Cancer, Heart Failure and a Heart Transplant

THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – When Dawn Mussallem was little, she dreamed of having her face on a Smucker's jar – the recognition the "Today" show gives to people who r...

Half of Medicaid Patients With Diabetes, Heart Failure Do Not Get Follow-Up

THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 – More than half of Medicaid-covered adults with diabetes and heart failure in Alabama did not receive guideline-concordant postdischarge care, according to a study published...

Peer Health Coaching Improves Well-Being in Veterans With CVD Risks

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 – Peer health coaching interventions can create opportunities for well-being improvements, although not physical health improvements, in veterans with cardiovascular disease...

Risk for Heart Failure Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 – Young adult (YA) cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with leukemia or those treated with anthracycline chemotherapy, face an increased risk for heart failure,...

Injectafer Approved in the U.S. for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Adult Patients with Heart Failure

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & SHIRLEY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 05, 2023 --Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and American Regent, Inc., a Daiichi Sankyo Group company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...

Hemodynamic Monitoring Beneficial for Chronic Heart Failure

THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 – For patients with chronic heart failure, hemodynamic monitoring with the CardioMEMS-HF system improves the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) overall summary...

AHA News: 38-Year-Old Has Had 3 Hearts: 'It's a Third Chance'

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Melanie Wickersheim has no memory of the first time her heart gave her trouble. She was an infant, and her pediatric myocarditis – an i...

FDA Approves Inpefa (sotagliflozin) for the Treatment of Heart Failure

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Inpefa™ (...

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