Tag: Heart Failure
Rates of Recurrent MI Declined Among U.S. Women and Men
Decreases seen in rates of recurrent MI, recurrent CHD events, heart failure hospitalization
Severely Obese Heart Donors Not Tied to Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Short-term outcomes for recipients similar for heart transplants from donors with, without severe obesity
Rates of Ambulatory Heart Failure Steady From 2001 to 2016
Greatest disparities seen between Black and White adults aged 35 to 64 years
Empagliflozin Superior to Placebo for Heart Failure
Risk for CV death, hospitalization with heart failure reduced, regardless of presence of diabetes
In-Hospital Heart Failure Deaths Down With Routine Vaccinations
Patients with heart failure receiving flu, pneumonia vaccinations have lower in-hospital mortality
Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing
But overall decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease seen from 1999 to 2018
Heart Events Observed for ~12 Percent of Adults Hospitalized With Flu
Acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease are most common cardiovascular events
Pupil Area May Help Indicate Prognosis in Heart Failure
Study shows pupil area adds prognostic information to the Seattle Heart Failure Score
Mortality Risk Increased With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance of ≥2.2
For patients referred for RHC, risk for mortality, heart failure up with PVR of ≥2.2 Wood units
Risk for Heart Failure Increased for Women Taking β-Blockers
Difference of 4.6 percent found between women and men in rate of heart failure at presentation for ACS
