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Regular consumption of soda or sweetened fruit drinks may increase risk for heart failure in men

Sweetened Drinks Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Failure

Findings for two servings or more daily in men
Overweight and mildly obese women with heart failure may live significantly longer than similarly heavy men with the progressive disease

Being Overweight Helps Women With Heart Failure, but Not Men

Women with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² have the greatest survival advantage
In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Nitrites Aid Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sodium nitrite reduces hemodynamic derangements of cardiac failure that occur with exercise
For patients with heart failure

β-Blocker Dose More Impactful Than Heart Rate in Heart Failure

BB dose has greater impact than lower heart rate in patients with heart failure from HF-ACTION trial
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Dietary Nitrates Boost Muscle Power in Heart Failure Patients

Researchers say dietary nitrate consumption could help patients climb stairs and get out of a chair
Use of antibiotics in patients with heart failure exacerbation in the absence of compelling evidence of infection is unnecessary and potentially harmful

Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance

Case highlights importance of carefully monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Tai chi has a favorable effect on physical performance in four chronic conditions

Tai Chi Aids Physical Performance in Chronic Conditions

Improvement or tendency toward improvement in heart failure, osteoarthritis, cancer, COPD
For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and predominantly central sleep apnea

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation No Benefit in Heart Failure

Findings for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, predominantly central sleep apnea
Excess postoperative mortality and morbidity is seen with use of guideline-based indications for mitral regurgitation surgery versus early surgery

Improved Outcomes With Early Mitral Regurgitation Surgery

Surgical correction based on high probability of repair linked to improved survival
There is a U-shaped correlation for physical activity with risk of heart failure among men

U-Shaped Link for Physical Activity, Heart Failure in Men

Largest risk reduction for heart failure seen for walking/cycling for at least 20 minutes per day