Heart Failure
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Poor HbA1c Control Raises HF Risk in Type 1
Commentary
Point/Counterpoint: Is Early Discontinuation of Steroids Right for Heart Transplant Recipients?
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Nesiritide of No Benefit in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Major Finding: Nesiritide showed no effect on self-reported dyspnea or the combined end point of rehospitalization for heart failure or death from...
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Heart Failure Successfully Managed by GPs
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New Heart Allocation Algorithm a Success
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Moderate and Severe Diastolic Dysfunction Alone Raised Mortality
Major Finding: Eight-year survival estimates were 68% for moderate diastolic dysfunction and 58% for severe diastolic dysfunction, compared with...
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Certain Antibodies Raise Rejection Risk in Heart Transplant Recipients
Major Finding: Patients who developed donor-specific antibodies or non–donor-specific antibodies in the first year were more likely to experience...
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Female Donor Ups the Risk For Male Heart Transplantation Patients
Major Finding: Men undergoing heart transplantation were 13% more likely to die if their donor was female.
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LVH in Donor Heart Does Not Increase Recipients' Risk of Death
Major Finding: Donor-heart left ventricular hypertrophy did not increase recipients’ risk of death overall.
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Factors Predict Successful Weaning From VAD
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Reversal Seen in Use of Hearts From High-Risk Donors
Major Finding: The percentage of hearts from donors older than age 40 years averaged 21%, 30%, and 28% in eras 1, 2, and 3, respectively.