Repeat Tests for Inflammation Aid Prognosis After Acute Heart Failure
(MedPage Today) -- Longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) testing helped identify people with the worst outcomes following hospitalization for acute heart failure, researchers found from a Chinese cohort study.
Long-term cumulative... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - October 2, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Yoga May Aid Heart Failure Outcomes When Added to Optimal Medical Therapy
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 -- Yoga therapy may improve physical well-being and left ventricular function among heart failure patients on guideline-directed optimal medical therapy, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Asia... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cannabis Overuse Linked To Heart Failure And Heart Attacks, Study Finds
A disorder puts adults at 60% more risk for serious heart problems compared to adults who don ’t overuse cannabis. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Amanda Florian, Forbes Staff Tags: Breaking News /news Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare breaking-news topline Source Type: news
New Cardiology Board to Come; 2nd Pig-Heart Xenotransplant; Uric Acid as Stroke Tx?
(MedPage Today) -- The American College of Cardiology said it is working to create an independent cardiology board with the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood.
Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart failure, heart... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Strike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 -- Heart failure can make everyday activities and exercise tough to carry out, but yoga might be a beneficial add-on to standard care.
A new study from India finds this ancient practice improves quality of life and cardio... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Novel Model Aids Prediction of Survival in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- For individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), a new model facilitates prediction of lifelong overall and heart failure hospitalization-free survival and treatment benefit, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CV Disease, Drug Abuse Big Contributors to Mortality in AS CV Disease, Drug Abuse Big Contributors to Mortality in AS
Congestive heart failure and renal disease were the strongest contributing comorbidities to mortality in hospitalized patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Echocardiography Boosts Prognostic Power in T1D Echocardiography Boosts Prognostic Power in T1D
Myocardial performance index, a heart-function metric derived from echo findings, significantly boosted the ability to predict incident CVD, especially heart failure, in people with type 1 diabetes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Partners with Story Health to Improve Access to Specialty Care
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and Story Health, a health technology and services company building specialty care models for the future, today announced a new collaboration to improve access to specialty care for patients with heart failure. The partnership combines the WVU Heart... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT LIC Source Type: news
NT-proBNP and High Intensity Care for Acute Heart Failure NT-proBNP and High Intensity Care for Acute Heart Failure
This study assessed the role of NT-proBNP in patients receiving rapid up-titration of guideline-recommended medical therapy for acute heart failure.European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Can a Drug for Overactive Bladder Prevent Heart Failure? Can a Drug for Overactive Bladder Prevent Heart Failure?
Repurposing mirabegron, a drug used to treat overactive bladder disease, did not significantly change left ventricular mass index or diastolic function in pre –heart failure structural heart disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
SGLT2i in Acute Heart Failure, The Earlier The Better? SGLT2i in Acute Heart Failure, The Earlier The Better?
Ileana Pi ña interviews Zachary Cox, PharmD, about the DICTATE-AHF trial on the initiation of the SGLT2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, early in acute heart failure decompensation.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Diabetes and Heart Disease Highlights From ESC 2023 Diabetes and Heart Disease Highlights From ESC 2023
Lead author Mikhail Kosiborod discusses the STEP-HFpEF trial of semaglutide in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and other highlights in diabetes and CVD from ESC 2023.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None ReCAP Source Type: news
Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 -- Before pouring another drink, consider this sobering new research: Heavy drinkers can develop fat around the heart, leading to heart failure and other cardiac problems.
This so-called pericardial fat is associated with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
