Tag: Heart Failure
Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump
Reports of Injuries, Deaths Prompt FDA to Recall Heart Failure Devices
Hundreds of injuries and 14 deaths have been linked to the devices
ACC: Empagliflozin Does Not Cut Risk for Heart Failure After Acute MI
No reduction in risk for first hospitalization for heart failure or death seen among patients at increased risk for heart failure
ACC: Semaglutide Beneficial in Obesity-Related Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes
Larger reductions seen in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations for patients with HFpEF, type 2 diabetes
ACC: Ventura Shunt Does Not Improve Primary End Point in Heart Failure
Improvements noted across all outcomes assessed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
ACC: Empagliflozin Cuts Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk After AMI
Lower risks for first heart failure hospitalization, total heart failure hospitalization seen with empagliflozin
Heart Transplant Offer Acceptance Highest for White Women
Cumulative incidence of offer acceptance was lower for Black than White candidates and higher for women than men
Mental Health Treatment Linked to Better Outcomes in CAD, Heart Failure
Patients receiving mental health treatment less likely to be rehospitalized, have ED visit, die from any cause
Ready-to-Eat Food Environment Linked to Risk for Heart Failure
Ready-to-eat food environment-associated risk for heart failure stronger for those who are poorly educated, living in urban areas
Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measures May Impact Treatment for Black Patients
Fick cardiac output may be underestimated using peripheral oxygen saturation versus arterial oxygen saturation
