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The number of Americans hospitalized for heart failure has dropped substantially since 2002

Number of Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Declining

But blacks still face far greater odds than whites, researchers find
For patients with acute heart failure

Early Loop Diuretic Tx Tied to Lower Mortality in Heart Failure

Early-treatment group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality even after adjustment
Four modifiable factors account for most of the population attributable risk of heart failure among women with new-onset atrial fibrillation

Risk Factors Explain Most Heart Failure Risk in Incident A-Fib

Four modifiable factors account for most of the population attributable risk of heart failure in women
For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in sinus rhythm

Beta-Blockers Cut Mortality for Patients in Sinus Rhythm

Drop in mortality for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction regardless of heart rate
With proper medical treatment

Cessation of Meth Abuse Linked to Reversal of Heart Damage

Only those who stop using the drug can reap cardiac benefits, researchers say
Women who undergo menopause early or who never gave birth might have an increased risk of 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
Oral iron supplementation doesn't improve the exercise capacity of iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

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
Heart failure patients who are readmitted to the same hospital after their initial treatment are more likely to survive compared to those treated at a different hospital

Outcomes Up With Same Hospital Readmissions in Heart Failure

Continuity of care may be more important than speedy treatment, researchers say
Battery-operated left ventricular assist devices may restore cardiac function for some heart failure patients

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
Ularitide has a favorable physiological effect in patients with acute heart failure

Favorable Physiological Effect for Ularitide in Acute Heart Failure

Greater reductions in systolic blood pressure, levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide