Heart Failure
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Home discharge with total artificial heart is feasible, safe
Major finding: The eight patients who were able to go home had a low rate of major bleeding and no major infections.
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Panel backs approval of percutaneous mitral valve repair device
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Old gout drug learns new cardiac tricks
Major finding: At the end of 5 years of allopurinol use, the incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation was 184 cases/1,000 person-years in the...
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Sildenafil falls short for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Major finding: At week 24, there were no statistically significant differences in median changes in peak oxygen consumption (P = .90); median...
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Aliskiren doesn't help heart failure patients, may harm diabetics
Major Finding: Aliskiren added no significant benefit for patients hospitalized with heart failure, and, in fact, was associated with increased...
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Anemia treatment not beneficial in heart failure
Major Finding: Treatment with darbepoetin alfa failed to reduce the rate of death or hospitalization for worsening heart failure, compared with...
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Aldo-DHF published: Spironolactone aids LV function but not symptoms
Major Finding: Daily spironolactone significantly increased LV ejection fraction, decreased LV end-diastolic volume and LV mass index, and reduced...
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CMS Revisits VAD Coverage Criteria
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Atrial fib ablation in heart failure shows promise
Major Finding: Patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation and systolic heart failure averaged a 3.07-mL/kg per minute increase in...
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Comprehensive mechanical circulatory support guidelines issued
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Vitamin D lowered aldosterone in heart failure
Major Finding: Six months of oral vitamin D3 at 50,000 IU/wk resulted in a 37% reduction in serum aldosterone and a 41% decrease in baseline...