Tag: Heart Failure
Younger Age at Menopause Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Failure
Women who have never given birth also appear at increased risk for incident heart failure
Iron Rx Doesn’t Improve Exercise Capacity in Iron-Deficient HFrEF
Findings for high-dose iron supplementation in heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
Outcomes Up With Same Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure
Continuity of care may be more important than speedy treatment, researchers say
LVAD Can Restore Full Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients
38 percent of study participants had heart function equivalent to that of a healthy man of the same age
Favorable Physiological Effect for Ularitide in Acute Heart Failure
Greater reductions in systolic blood pressure, levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
Stem Cell-Sheet Transplantation Feasible in Cardiomyopathy
Small improvement seen over one year in early study
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Impacts BMI-Related Heart Failure Risk
Association between higher BMI and greater risk of heart failure attenuated after adjustment for CRF
Adding Defibrillator to CRT No Benefit in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
However, benefit is seen for addition of defibrillator therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Risk of Heart Failure Up for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
High disease activity linked to all types of heart failure, especially non-ischemic heart failure
Omega-3 Supplements May Benefit Heart Failure Patients
And supplements still deemed useful for patients who have had a recent myocardial infarction
