Tag: Heart Failure
Risk for Heart Failure Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Risk highest for those treated with anthracycline chemotherapy
Hemodynamic Monitoring Beneficial for Chronic Heart Failure
Improvement seen in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire with CardioMEMS-HF system versus standard care
Quadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Heart Failure After AMI
High quadriceps isometric strength level significantly linked to lower risk for developing heart failure among heart attack patients
Addition of GLP1-RA Tied to Lower MACE, Heart Failure Risk in Those With Diabetes
Findings seen for people with diabetes receiving metformin, sulfonylurea, or insulin alone or in combination
Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Tied to More Diagnostic Testing in Heart Failure
Exposure associated with increased performance of glycosylated hemoglobin tests, prothrombin time tests, stress tests
Premature Atrial, Ventricular Contractions Linked to Cardiovascular Events
Premature atrial contractions linked to increased risk for atrial fibrillation; premature ventricular contractions linked to heart failure
Hospitals Caring for Mostly Black Patients Provide Quality Heart Failure Care
No significant within-hospital differences seen for quality for Black patients versus White patients
Greater Adiposity Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With HFrEF
No evidence seen for 'obesity-survival paradox' when waist-to-height measure was used instead of BMI
ACC: Overly Restrictive Sodium Harmful in Heart Failure
Risk for in-hospital mortality increased for individuals with heart failure in low dietary sodium group versus usual care
Enlarged Heart Tied to Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
Cardiothoracic ratio shows prognostic value for development of end-stage kidney disease and death
