Tag: Heart Failure
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Increases Risk for Heart Failure
Findings show even stronger association for more vulnerable older adults
A-Fib Catheter Ablation Cuts Risk for Ischemic Stroke After 30 Days, Mortality, Heart Failure...
Surgical ablation reduces relative risks for ischemic stroke, stroke from any cause, but benefits uncertain for other outcomes
Urinary Metal Levels Tied to Increased Risk for Later Heart Failure
Findings seen over 20 years across various cohorts of adults
Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality were reduced with empagliflozin, regardless of kidney function
Quality Improvement Initiative Ups Adherence to Medical Therapy for Heart Failure
Defect-free quadruple medication therapy significantly improved at discharge, 30 days in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Many Heart Failure Patients Do Not See a Cardiologist Annually
Simple stratification based on hospitalization history and diuretic use can predict outcomes for heart failure patients
Heart Failure Tied to Worsening of Neuropsychological Symptoms
Significant cognitive decline, increased depressive symptoms, and reduced self-care reported among those with heart failure
Poor Hearing Associated With Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure
16.9 percent of the association was mediated by psychological distress; 3.0 and 3.1 percent mediated by social isolation, neuroticism
ACC: Bilateral Oophorectomy Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Failure
Each one-year increase in oophorectomy age linked to 0.6-year delay in onset of heart failure
Heart Failure Patients With Ejection Fraction Improvement Rarely Withdrawn From Meds
Withdrawing renin-angiotensin inhibitors/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists tied to higher one-year mortality, morbidity
