Heart Failure
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Advanced HF no obstacle to AFib ablation success: CASTLE-HTx
One of the study’s key messages “is that AF ablation is safe and effective in patients with end-stage heart failure” and “should be part of our...
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More weight loss linked with more benefit in STEP-HFpEF
“The outcomes we’ve already seen in STEP-HFpEF were largely symptomatic, which are extraordinarily important, but there may be a completely...
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IV iron shows only modest benefit in HF: HEART-FID
It was hoped that the study would confirm benefits suggested in previous smaller studies, but its modest results seem to have caused more...
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Traditional Chinese medicine improves outcomes in HFrEF
The ESC-invited discussant called the outcome “remarkable” and a validation for “the millions of people” who are already taking qiliqiangxin in...
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Wegovy scores HFpEF benefits in people with obesity
The results “indicate that treatment with semaglutide is a valuable therapeutic approach in the management of patients with HFpEF and obesity.”
From the Journals
How should muscle mass be measured in heart failure?
“When caring for patients with heart failure, it seems that the often overlooked and simple measure of arm circumference might carry significant...
News from the FDA/CDC
Another FDA class I recall of Cardiosave Hybrid/Rescue IABPs
“Using an affected pump may cause serious adverse health events, including unstable blood pressure, injury (e.g., inadequate blood supply or a...
From the Journals
Higher step counts tied to fewer symptoms in HF
“I would certainly, however, still encourage clinicians to discuss decrementing physical activity levels with their patients, though an...
From the Journals
Early or delayed AFib ablation after heart failure hospitalization?
Early catheter ablation, as early as during the hospitalization for HF, “might be a way to stabilize HF.”
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Global burden of brain disorders surpasses cardiovascular disease and cancer
“The burden of brain conditions will increase as populations continue to grow and age.”
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PCPs key to heart failure care after discharge
Even when follow-up with medications, diet, and blood pressure goes smoothly, some patients will return to the hospital because of comorbidities...