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New 'AI Stethoscope' Can Spot Pregnancy-Linked Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – An AI-enhanced digital stethoscope can help doctors detect a potentially deadly form of heart failure that can occur late in pregnancy, a new clinical trial reports. The...
Semaglutide Reduces Risk for MACE in Patients With Obesity and Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Semaglutide reduces the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and composite heart failure end points compared with placebo in patients with overweight or...
Wegovy Helps Patients With Heart Failure Avoid Heart Attack, Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person's odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the...
Study Reveals Heart Failure Risks in American Indian Communities
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – A study published online Aug. 21 in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals the major contributors to heart failure risk in American Indians, highlighting the...
CMR-Modeled PCWP Independent Risk Factor for Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – Elevated cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging-modeled pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is an independent risk factor for heart failure and major adverse...
Follow-Up Has Improved for AMI, Heart Failure Hospitalization
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Follow-up has improved for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure, but disparities persist in follow-up rates, according to a study published online...
Large Geographic Variation Seen With Heart Failure Phenotypes
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – There is substantial geographic variation in patient characteristics, treatment, and outcomes among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or...
Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had...
ADA: Semaglutide Similarly Effective in Men, Women With Obesity-Linked Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – For patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), semaglutide reduces body weight to a greater extent in women but yields similar...
Wegovy Helps Heart Failure Patients Lose Weight, Improve Symptoms
TUESDAY, June 24, 2024 – Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can improve symptoms in heart failure patients, a new clinical trial shows. Both men and women showed improved heart function after a year on...
Triglyceride-Glucose Index Independently Linked to All-Cause Mortality
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is independently associated with all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a...
Diet-Induced Inflammation Positively Tied to Marker of Heart Failure
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – There is a positive correlation between diet-induced inflammation and a heart failure biomarker, according to a study published online June 5 in PLOS ONE. Teng-Chi Ma, from ...
Risk for Kidney Complications Increased After Heart Failure Hospitalization
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Older adults with heart failure have considerable risk for kidney complications, with 6 percent progressing to dialysis at one year after hospitalization, according to a...
Semaglutide Reduces Need for Diuretics in Heart Failure
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretics and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved...
Male, Female V1421 Carriers Face Similar Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Male and female V1421 carriers face a similar and substantial risk for heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published online May 12 in the Journal of the...
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