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Heart Failure

Type 2 diabetes drug dapagliflozin reduces the risk of worsening heart failure

Dapagliflozin Benefits Heart Failure Patients, With or Without Diabetes

October 9, 2019
  • Miriam Tucker

The type 2 diabetes drug dapagliflozin reduces the risk for worsening heart failure or death from cardiovascular disease among individuals with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, whether or not they have diabetes, shows a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Elevated hsCRP Tied to Poor Outcomes After ACS

May 7, 2019
  • Veronica Hackethal, MD

A secondary analysis of results from the VISTA-16 trial suggests that serial hsCRP measurements may improve post-ACS risk stratification and help decrease subsequent CV events.  

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OCS™ Heart Perfusion System Could Expand Pool of Donor Hearts for Transplant

April 29, 2019
  • Veronica Hackethal, MD

Close to 70% of hearts consented for donation in the US are never transplanted. A portable perfusion technology now under FDA review could significantly reduce that.

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Heart Failure Plus Flu: A Deadly Combination

April 22, 2019
  • Veronica Hackethal, MD

In patients hospitalized for heart failure, influenza was found to be an independent predictor of complications, extended stay, and death while in hospital.

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Heart Pump may Expand Treatment Options for Elderly with Heart Failure

April 10, 2019
  • Veronica Hackenthal, MD

Heart pumps may work just as well as heart transplants for older heart failure patients and complex cases, finds a study presented at the ISHLT annual meeting.

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Research Supports Statins in the Elderly

February 19, 2019
  • Veronica Hackenthal, MD

Statins decrease major vascular events like stroke and heart attack regardless of age. While the evidence is less robust for people over age 75, evidence suggest this age group may also benefit, a new study shows.

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Sacubutril-Valsartan Better than Enalapril for Acute Heart Failure

February 19, 2019
  • Veronica Hackenthal, MD

Adding a neprilysin inhibitor to an angiotensin receptor blocker may benefit patients hospitalized for acute heart failure more than an angiotensin receptor blocker alone, a study shows.

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Dapagliflozin Helps Prevent HF Hospitalization in T2D without CVD

December 13, 2018
  • Veronica Hackethal, MD

SGLT-2 inhibitors appear to have a more consistent effect on prevention of HF and renal outcomes than on atherosclerotic CV events, say study authors.

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Cardio Quiz: Cardiorenal Syndromes are Not Created Equal

November 12, 2018
  • Gregory W Rutecki, MD

Cardiorenal syndrome has 5 subtypes that are each sbudivided as well. This quiz focuses on type 4--so cardiologists and nephrologists, unite!

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BMI vs Waist-to-Hip Ratio Impact on Heart Failure

August 6, 2018
  • Veronica Hackethal, MD

In a new study, increased waist-to-hip ratio was shown to have a significant link to risk of death in heart failure. 

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