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Severe Infections Double Risk of Heart Failure
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests. Adults hospitalized for a severe infection are more than twice as...
Heart Health Risk Factors Continue To Increase
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart...
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring System Beneficial
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Implementation of an electronic patient-recorded outcome (ePRO) monitoring system improves patient-physician communication in cardiovascular care, according to a study...
Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Development Tied to Heart Failure Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – For women with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer (BC), weight gain is associated with an increased risk for heart failure, according to a research letter published...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Risk for New Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research. Yumeko...
PREVENT Equations Classify 15 Million at Elevated Risk for Heart Failure
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – The Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations classify 15.0 million U.S. adults as having an elevated risk for heart failure, according to a...
Serious Complications Seen With Acetaminophen Use in Seniors
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – In older adults, acetaminophen use is associated with serious complications, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Arthritis Care & Research. Jaspreet Kaur,...
Gene Therapy Reverses Heart Failure in Pig Trials
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Failing hearts nearly returned to full function in laboratory pigs after they received an experimental gene therapy. New research shows the gene therapy didn’t just prevent h...
AHA: Variation Seen in Rates of SGLT2i Rx for Heart Failure, LVEF >40 Percent
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – From 2021 to 2023, there was an increase in prescription rates of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) for patients with heart failure and a left ventricular...
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Underdiagnosed
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 – Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is underdiagnosed in patients with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) of undefined etiology (isolated STR),...
AHA: Tirzepatide Beneficial for Heart Failure With Preserved EF, Obesity
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, tirzepatide yields a reduced risk for a composite of death from cardiovascular causes or worsening heart...
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Lower Heart Failure Deaths
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows. The test of tirzepatide, brand...
A-fib Plus Heart Failure a Dangerous Combo
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – For the 4 in 10 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure who also have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, the prognosis can be poor. "Atrial fibrillation...
Palliative Care Use Low in Patients With Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – Use of palliative care for heart failure remains low in the United States, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association. ...
Substantial Mortality Benefits Expected From Optimal Medication Use for HFrEF
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – For individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), substantial mortality benefits would result from optimal use of guideline-directed medical...
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