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Increasing patients' physical activity is an effective strategy to lower future risk of heart failure

Starting Exercise Even in Older Age Cuts Heart Failure Risk

Benefit seen from approximately 30 minutes of brisk walking four times per week
Acute kidney injury is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events

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
Patients with heart failure frequently have malnutrition

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
Among heart failure patients admitted to the intensive care unit

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
A social worker-led palliative care intervention seems beneficial for patients with advanced heart failure at high risk for mortality

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 is associated with reduced risk of atrial fibrillation

Nut Consumption Associated With Reduced Risk of A-Fib

Possible correlation also seen for nut consumption with reduced risk of heart failure
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for left ventricular hypertrophy

Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Blacks

Current smoking linked to higher mean LV mass index, lower mean LV circumferential strain
Heart failure is not associated with an increased risk of cancer

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 body mass index to overweight during puberty significantly increases men's risk of heart failure later in life

Change in BMI During Puberty Tied to Later Heart Failure Risk

However, childhood BMI not independently associated with risk of heart failure
The hemodynamic parameters transpulmonary gradient

Hemodynamic Parameters Predict Outcome in PH-HFpEF

Tied to mortality, hospitalization in pulmonary hypertension in HF with preserved ejection fraction