Tag: Heart Failure
Physical Activity May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Women
Findings seen for overall accelerometer-measured physical activity, light or moderate-to-vigorous activity, as well as for steps per day
Severe Forms of Maternal Bereavement Linked to Heart Failure in Offspring
Increased risks for heart failure seen in association with death of a partner or older child, unnatural death of a relative
Calculator Can Help Tailor Treatment During, After Heart Pump Placement
STOP-RVF calculator predicts right ventricular failure, with C-statistics of 0.75 and 0.73 in derivation and validation cohorts
Coronary Artery Disease Testing After Initial Heart Failure Hospitalization Aids Outcomes
Findings can persist with testing up to 90 days after discharge
Psychotherapy, Meds Effective to Treat Depression in Patients With Heart Failure
Both behavioral activation psychotherapy and antidepressant medication management reduce depressive symptoms by about 50 percent
Lasting Benefits Seen for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator
Benefits observed in patients with reduced ejection fraction, widened QRS complex, NYHA class II or III heart failure
Protein Risk Score Can Predict Risk for Mortality in Heart Failure
38 unique proteins selected for risk score; score demonstrated good calibration independent of ejection fraction
Mortality, Morbidity Increased With Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Risks for mortality, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, health resource use increased for ACHDHF+
Dapagliflozin Cuts Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Heart Failure, T2D
However, dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in these patients
Kidney Dysfunction Linked to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Prevalence of HFpEF significantly higher in those with mild and moderate kidney dysfunction than normal kidney function