Heart Failure
Conference Coverage
ESC: Mechanical dyssynchrony in narrow-QRS heart failure spells trouble
Key clinical point: Persistent mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and a narrow QRS interval appears to be a risk factor for...
Conference Coverage
ESC: Mechanical dyssynchrony in narrow-QRS heart failure spells trouble
Key clinical point: Persistent mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and a narrow QRS interval appears to be a risk factor for...
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ESC: Heart failure patients have increased cancer incidence
Key clinical point: Adults with chronic heart failure had a significantly increased incidence of cancer, compared with the general population....
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HFSA: In heart failure, beta-blocker dosage trumps heart rate
Key clinical point: High-dose beta-blockers produced significantly better outcomes than did low-dose beta-blockers, while heart rate had no...
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HFSA: Next-generation LVAD meets survival goal
Key clinical point: A next-generation left ventricular assist device, HeartMate 3, met its 6-month survival goal to receive CE mark approval in...
News
CBT improves depression but not self-care in heart failure patients
Cognitive behavior therapy significantly improved major depression but not self-care among patients with heart failure.
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ESC: Obstructive sleep apnea often complicates heart failure
Key clinical point: Significant sleep disordered breathing is common among heart failure patients, most often manifesting as obstructive sleep...
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ESC: Registry confirms liver dysfunction’s heart-failure importance
Key clinical point: Liver dysfunction was a statistically significant, independent predictor of 1-year mortality in acute heart-failure patients....