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Gains in Heart Failure Mortality Have Been Erased
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 – Declines in heart failure-related mortality from 1999 to 2012 were entirely reversed from 2012 to 2021, according to a research letter published online April 24 in JAMA...
A-Fib Is Strong Precursor to Heart Failure
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – The dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation is mainly known for increasing people’s risk of stroke. But people with A-Fib actually have a much higher r...
Reports of Injuries, Deaths Prompt FDA to Recall Heart Failure Devices
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – The HeartMate II and HeartMate 3, manufactured by Thoratec Corp., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall...
FDA Recalls Heart Failure Devices Linked to Injuries and Deaths
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known...
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...
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