How Should Muscle Mass Be Measured in Heart Failure? How Should Muscle Mass Be Measured in Heart Failure?
In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference and arm muscle circumference are more associated with prognosis than skeletal muscle mass index or calf circumference, data suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Upping the Pace in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Therapy Upping the Pace in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Therapy
April Stempien-Otero, MD, discusses new approaches in uptitration for GDMT and progressive physical rehabilitation in acute decompensated heart failure treatment.American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

AI detects systolic heart failure from wearable devices
A team of Yale researchers has developed an AI model that can use electrocardiograms obtained by wearable tech to detect a silent but deadly heart condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - August 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Upstate University Hospital earns recognition for outstanding care for stroke, heart failure and resuscitation.
Honors come from American Heart Association (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - August 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

Remote Monitoring to Cut Heart Failure Hospitalization Remote Monitoring to Cut Heart Failure Hospitalization
Jag Singh talks with heart failure expert William Abraham about remote monitoring strategies in patients with heart failure.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Gut Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Failure Gut Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Failure
A new study investigates the relevance of imidazole propionate, a gut microbial metabolite, to cardiovascular disease and heart failure.JACC: Heart Failure (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Lupin Digital Health unveils heart failure e-clinic
The Lyfe e-clinic supports cardiologists with remote monitoring capability.   (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - August 10, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Lupin Digital Health launches first-of-its-kind digital heart failure clinic
The digital clinic provides in-clinic consultation with at-home patient monitoring and care. A team of experts, including paramedics, nurses, cardio-therapists, health coaches and care managers, work together with the treating cardiologist to deliver improved patient health outcomes. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

AHA News: Mom of 2 Survived Heart Failure During Pregnancy and Became Certified Paramedic
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Since she was a child, Yanela Vickers has loved babies and the medical field. She dreamed of going into obstetrics and gynecology. Instead, Yanela got a close look at the profession as a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Key Steps to Optimizing GDMT in Heart Failure Key Steps to Optimizing GDMT in Heart Failure
Dr Biykem Bozkurt outlines strategies for achieving guideline-directed medical therapy optimization.American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Leukocyte Telomere Length Tied to Cardiac Function, HF Risk Leukocyte Telomere Length Tied to Cardiac Function, HF Risk
Longer leukocyte telomere length is associated with cardiac size, function, and lower heart failure risk in a middle-aged population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

New artificial intelligence program could help treat hypertension
For the nearly half of Americans with hypertension, it ' s a potential death sentence; it increases the risk of stroke and chronic heart failure. While it ' s relatively easy to prevent or moderate if caught early — eat well, exercise more, consume less… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news

Ultromics highlights EchoGo clinical results
Ultromics is highlighting clinical results for its EchoGo Heart Failure softwar...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Ultromics secures FDA breakthrough device designation for cardiac AI Ultromics secures FDA clearance for heart failure AI software Ultromics joins initiative researching heart failure syndrome Caption Health, Ultromics combine efforts in cardiac ultrasound Ultromics' AI software gets thumbs-up from regulators (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Prescribing patterns of fall risk-increasing drugs in older adults hospitalized for heart failure - Liu E, Nahid M, Musse M, Chen L, Hilmer SN, Zullo A, Kwak MJ, Lachs M, Levitan EB, Safford MM, Goyal P.
BACKGROUND: Older adults hospitalized for heart failure (HF) are at risk for falls after discharge. One modifiable contributor to falls is fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). However, the prevalence of FRIDs among older adults hospitalized for HF is unknow... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Higher Step Counts Tied to Fewer Symptoms in HF Higher Step Counts Tied to Fewer Symptoms in HF
Daily step counts between 1000 and 5000 are significantly associated with lower rates of heart failure symptoms and physical limitations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news