Heart Failure
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No rise in serious HF seen in patients taking saxagliptin or sitagliptin
Key clinical point: No increase in the risk of hospitalization for heart failure was found in a large cohort study that used an FDA surveillance...
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VIDEO: Serial lung fluid measurement improved heart failure outcomes
Key clinical point: Monthly, noninvasive measurement of lung fluid levels using lung impedance produced better fluid control in heart failure...
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DANAMI 3-iPOST: No significant benefit with ischemic postconditioning after STEMI
CHICAGO – Ischemic postconditioning in patients with ST-segment elevation MI failed to significantly reduce death from any cause or...
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Stem cells show heart failure benefits in phase II trial
Severe, ischemic heart failure patients saw declines in death and cardiovascular hospitalizations after myocardial injection with autologous bone...
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FDA adds safety warnings to certain type 2 diabetes medications
Type 2 diabetes medicines that contain saxagliptin and alogliptin may increase the risk of heart failure, especially in patients who already have...
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High-dose vitamin D improves heart structure, function in chronic heart failure
A yearlong study using high-dose oral vitamin D supplements showed evidence of positive left ventricular remodeling in previously vitamin-...
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VIDEO: STICHES trial update boosts CABG in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Surgery shows significant survival advantage over medical therapy in patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure with severe left...
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VIDEO: STICHES trial update boosts CABG in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Surgery shows significant survival advantage over medical therapy in patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure with severe left...
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Heart failure severity at AMI predicts long-term CV death risk
The severity of heart failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction predicts long-term cardiovascular death risk, according to a post hoc...
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Breast cancer treatment linked to mild systolic dysfunction
Breast cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy or radiotherapy had about a two-fold increased prevalence of mild systolic cardiac dysfunction a...
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Incretin-based diabetes drugs don’t raise heart failure risk
Key clinical point: Incretin-based antidiabetic drugs did not raise the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in a large international...