Heart Failure
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Ventricular assist devices linked to sepsis
It all began when a microbiologist started noticing an increasing number of bloodstream infections among patients with ventricular assist devices...
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Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
Reductions in 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are weakly but significantly correlated with...
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Plasma biomarker distinguishes ARDS, acute heart failure
WASHINGTON – The biomarker identified acute respiratory distress syndrome patients who were sicker and more responsive to conservative fluid...
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Evolute transcatheter valve, now FDA approved for intermediate-risk patients, impresses in real-world practice
PARIS – The repositionable valve showed an observed-to-expected ratio of 0.35 at 30 days in the large FORWARD study.
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How to pump up the donor heart pool
COLORADO SPRINGS – UNOS data show low EF hearts perform well long term.
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VIDEO: Cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis have decreased over decades
MADRID – Since 2000, the risk ratios for several CV events have declined.
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Do sleep interventions prevent atrial fibrillation?
WASHINGTON – Obstructive sleep apnea treatment may not fend off arrhythmias in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Childhood asthma linked to high LV mass later
A history of childhood asthma correlates with high left ventricular mass, a prominent indicator of cardiac damage, in asymptomatic healthy young...
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FDA advisory committee supports new CV liraglutide indication
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted 17-2 in support of a supplemental new drug application for liraglutide (Victoza)...
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Rest dyspnea dims as acute heart failure treatment target
PARIS – Results from two new acute heart failure trials “mark the start of a new era.”
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HFrEF mortality halved when treatment matches guidelines
PARIS – Full adherence to heart failure guidelines works.