Tag: Heart Failure
Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital Ups Risk of Later Heart Failure
Findings based on one-year follow-up after a hospitalization complicated by acute kidney injury
Malnutrition Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Heart Failure
One-year mortality was increased for patients with moderate or severe versus mild or no malnutrition
In Heart Failure, Initial ICU Care by Cardiologist Differs by Race
African-Americans less likely than Caucasians to receive care in ICU for heart failure by a cardiologist
Social Worker-Led Intervention Beneficial in Heart Failure
Palliative care intervention may up likelihood of revising prognostic assessment in line with doctor's
Nut Consumption Associated With Reduced Risk of A-Fib
Possible correlation also seen for nut consumption with reduced risk of heart failure
Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Blacks
Current smoking linked to higher mean LV mass index, lower mean LV circumferential strain
No Higher Cancer Risk Seen for Heart Failure Patients
After a median 20 years of follow-up, heart failure not associated with cancer incidence
Change in BMI During Puberty Tied to Later Heart Failure Risk
However, childhood BMI not independently associated with risk of heart failure
Hemodynamic Parameters Predict Outcome in PH-HFpEF
Tied to mortality, hospitalization in pulmonary hypertension in HF with preserved ejection fraction
ACC: Lasting Superiority for Centrifugal-Flow Pump in Heart Failure
Magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow pump beats mechanical bearing axial-flow pump at two years
