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Environmental Benefit Seen With GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Heart Failure

FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 – Patients with heart failure using glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have less carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per patient...

GLP-1 Drugs Are Good For Climate Change, Heart Study Says

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 — GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound don’t just enable people to drop pounds  — they also are helping save the planet, a new study says. These drugs translate in...

Variables Associated With Heart Failure Compared for Men and Women

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 – Asthma, depression, anxiety, and hypothyroidism are associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction...

Spironolactone Does Not Reduce Risk for Cardiovascular Morbidity, Mortality in Patients on Dialysis

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 – Spironolactone does not reduce a composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization due to heart failure among patients receiving maintenance dialysis,...

Tight Blood Pressure Control Both Healthy And Cost-Effective, Projections Say

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 — Tight control over blood pressure is not only good for patients, but is also cost-effective health care, a new study says. Controlling blood pressure to below 120 systolic p...

Youngsters Face Heart Health Risks From Too Much Screen Time

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 — The time children and teens spend video gaming, scrolling through social media or watching TV could be putting their future heart health at risk, a new study says. Each a...

Seniors With RSV-Linked Hospitalization Have Increased Cardiovascular Outcomes

THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – In older adults, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular outcome, especially heart failure events, according to a study...

Kerendia Approved for Heart Failure With Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥40 Percent

MONDAY, July 14, 2025 – Following priority review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Kerendia (finerenone) for the treatment of patients with heart failure with left ventricular...

Wildfire Smoke Exposure Increases Risk for Heart Failure

TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 – Wildfire smoke exposure over time may increase the risk for heart failure, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of ...

A-Fib Catheter Ablation Cuts Risk for Ischemic Stroke After 30 Days, Mortality, Heart Failure Hospitalization

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces the risks for ischemic stroke at more than 30 days, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization, while...

Wildfire Smoke Linked To Heart Failure Risk

THURSDAY, June 3, 2025 – Wildfire smoke might increase a person’s risk of developing heart failure, a new study suggests. People had a 1.4% higher risk of heart failure for every 1 microgram per c...

Urinary Metal Levels Tied to Increased Risk for Later Heart Failure

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – There are consistent associations between elevated urinary metal levels and increased heart failure risk over time across geographically diverse cohorts of adults, according...

1970 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Overall Heart Disease Mortality

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – From 1970 to 2022, there was a decrease in heart disease mortality overall, but an increase in mortality from other heart conditions, including heart failure, hypertensive...

Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 – Empagliflozin has kidney protective effects and reduces heart failure outcomes across baseline kidney function among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI),...

Weed Use Linked To Heart-Related Deaths

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — Weed is associated with a doubled risk of death from heart disease, a new evidence review shows.  The study also found that marijuana use is linked to an increased risk of st...

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