Tag: Heart Failure
Device-Measured Physical Activity Tied to Heart Failure Risk
Risk reduced for 150 to 300 min/week of moderate-intensity physical activity and for 75 to 150 min/week vigorous-intensity physical activity
Premature Menopause May Increase Risk for Heart Failure, A-Fib
Ages 45 to 49, 40 to 44, younger than 40 years versus 50 years or older at menopause associated with increased risks for heart failure, atrial fibrillation
Heart Failure-Related Deaths Up in Younger Adults in the U.S.
Black adults have a threefold higher age-adjusted, heart failure-related mortality rate versus White adults, with regional variation
Disparities Seen in LVAD Use for Heart Failure in Seniors
Authors say disparities in LVAD use by race, sex likely driven by clinician decision-making
Prognosis Worse With Overstrict Salt Restriction in HFpEF Patients
Association more predominant among those aged 70 years or younger and of non-White race
Postop A-Fib May Raise Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
Increased risk seen among adults without history of heart failure undergoing cardiac, noncardiac surgeries
Bereavement Tied to Higher Risk for Death Among Heart Failure Patients
Findings seen regardless of cause of family member's death and peaked in the first week after death
Uncontrolled Diabetes Tied to Heart Failure Progression
Patients with preclinical heart failure and uncontrolled diabetes have increased risk for progression of heart failure
Continued CPAP Use Cuts Risk for Death
Termination of CPAP therapy tied to higher first-year all-cause death and heart failure
COVID-19 Vaccines Cut Mortality With Heart Failure
Those who are partially vaccinated and unvaccinated face same increased risk, while boosted and fully vaccinated adults fare best
