Rheumatoid arthritis associated with increased risk for new heart failure
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online ...
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Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Patients with ejection fraction <40% were excluded ... to assess for the effects of treatment on heart failure. Lastly, the high withdrawal rate reduced the study's power, but the specifics ...
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AHA: Variation Seen in Rates of SGLT2i Rx for Heart Failure, LVEF Higher Than 40%
From 2021 to 2023, there was an increase in prescription rates of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) for patients with heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ...
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Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Objective: To provide an overview of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), as well ... of the primary outcome (EF <35%, event rate 21.7% in nebivolol group, 25.1% in placebo ...
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Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis
An increased risk of adverse outcomes during follow-up was observed in patients presenting with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (OR 3.77, 95% CI 1.23 to 11.53) and left ventricular ejection ...
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Prospective Comparison of ARNI With ARB Global Outcomes in HF With Preserved Ejection Fraction - PARAGON-HF
Total number of enrollees: 4,822 Duration of follow-up: 35 months Mean patient age: 73 years Percentage female: 52% Percentage with diabetes: 44% The primary outcome, rate of ... in Patients With ...
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Urinary Dickkopf‐3 as a Potential Marker for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Patients With Heart Failure
Urinary Dickkopf‐3 (uDKK3), a stress‐induced, tubular profibrotic glycoprotein, may be elevated in HF as early as in New York Heart Association class I HF and may indicate subsequent decline in ...
MedPage Today17d
Untangling GLP-1 Risks: Are Side Effects Overblown?
All medications, especially injectables, really have a very high attrition rate. So this is ... when we have people with heart failure, preserved ejection fraction, who can suddenly dramatically ...
Frontiers26d
Empagliflozin improves pressure-overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
Left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) and other systolic functions were obtained ... Isoflurane was reduced to 1.0%–1.5% and adjusted to maintain a heart rate between 350 and 550 (Beats per minute; ...
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Prediction of postoperative stroke in patients experienced coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a machine learning approach
The study flow diagram was displayed in Figure ... NYHA, New York heart association; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EF, ejection fraction; IABP, intra-aortic ...
Dear Doctor: What is high-output heart failure, and how is it treated?
ANSWER: Heart failure is simply when the heart is unable to pump all the blood it needs to meet the body’s demands. Heart ...