Open Heart

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Aims We investigated the incremental advantage in terms of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) reduction in patients affected by heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) treated with sacubitril/valsartan (S/V) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) versus patients treated with S/V only.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sodiumglucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in acute heart failure. Aims Results from randomized trials suggest benefit of sodiumglucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor initiation in clinically stable acute heart failure. Follow-up started from discharge for maximum 1 year.

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Heart Failure Diabetes Outcomes Hospital 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

CHD admissions remained stable from 2016 to 2020. Patients without CHD were older (mean age 71.5 years) than those with DV-CHD (mean age 59.8 years) and SV-CHD (mean age 17.9 Non-CHD patients had shorter stays (mean 5.8 days), and lower total charges.

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Cardiogenic Shock Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure Congenital 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

APRIL 3, 2025

BACKGROUND:Microvascular obstruction (MVO) is associated with heart failure (HF) following ST-segmentelevation myocardial infarction. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. AMR was computed from coronary angiography. MVO was identified and quantified via cardiac magnetic resonance. years; 399 males) were included.

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Heart Failure Myocardial Infarction STEMI Risk Factors 40

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

Today’s video is on the subject of heart failure. Heart failure is a chronic clinical syndrome characterised by the inability of the heart to pump out enough blood to meet the body’s requirements. Anything that affects the heart in a bad way may in its severest form lead to heart failure.

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Heart Failure Quality of Life ACE Inhibitor Exercise 40

Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Centers performing at least 1 heart transplant or left ventricular assist device were classified as ATCs. Patient characteristics, outcomes, and procedural volume were compared among 3 cohorts: admissions to non-ATCs, admissions to ATCs, and transfers to ATCs.

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Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock Outcomes Cardiac Arrest 40

Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Background:Current prevalence estimates of heart failure (HF) are primarily based on self-report or HF hospitalizations. Results:Median age was 73 (25th–75th percentile 67–81) years, 53.2% were female, 25.6% were Black, 12.8% were Chinese, and 40.0% were White.

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Heart Failure Atherosclerosis Kidney Disease Risk Factors 40

DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension is defined as the need to take three or more types of anti-high blood pressure medication daily and is associated with an increased risk for stroke , coronary heart disease , heart failure , and all-cause mortality. Over a period of 9.5 of white adults.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) comprises half of all heart failure cases, understanding its management and effect on outcomes is crucial. Background:Opioid use has increased significantly in the past few decades, impacting cardiac and non-cardiac patients.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Inpatient Cardiogenic Shock Heart Failure 40

Cardiology Update

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In a recent study published in Circulation: Heart Failure , researchers analyzed a large group of individuals with various cardiopulmonary diseases who had undergone right heart catheterization. year follow-up, those with right ventricular dysfunction faced an increased risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization.

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Obesity Hospital Outcomes Heart Failure 52

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common occurrence in patients with heart failure (HF), and its role in disease progression has gained attention in recent years. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142159-A4142159, November 12, 2024. and I07.1.

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Heart Failure Tricuspid Outcomes Medicare 40

CardiacWire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Johnson & Johnson expanded deeper into heart failure and interventional cardiology, acquiring interatrial shunt-maker V-Wave for $600M upfront and up to $1.7B The two companies are already well-acquainted, as J&J led V-Wave’s 2016 Series B and was involved in subsequent rounds. with certain milestones.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This study evaluates the outcomes in patients admitted for HF with and without hyperkalemia.Methods:We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) from 2016-2019, extracting adult patients with a primary diagnosis of HF who were admitted between January and November of each year. Survey procedures were applied using SAS 9.4.Results:We

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Inpatient Heart Failure Outcomes Cardiac Arrest 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

APRIL 7, 2025

However, the association between the extent of cardiac damage at the time of AVR and health care costs and resource utilization has never been described.METHODS:The Optum de-identified Market Clarity database was used to identify patients with aortic stenosis treated with AVR between 2016 and 2022.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Circulation: Heart Failure, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e010524, November 1, 2023. The role of obesity in RV dysfunction and adverse outcomes is unclear.METHODS:We examined patients undergoing right heart catheterization between 2005 and 2016 in a hospital-based cohort. P<0.001). Over median of 7.3

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Obesity Outcomes Heart Failure Pulmonary 40

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

AUGUST 3, 2024

Gorter TM, van Veldhuisen DJ, Bauersachs et al Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management. Position statement on behalf of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Jan;20(1):16-37.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 27, 2025

years]) admitted to the China Chest Pain Center Database between 2016 and 2021. Hierarchical clustering of 15 medical conditions was performed to derive multimorbidity patterns. The primary outcome was a composite of inhospital adverse events.

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Myocardial Infarction Peripheral Arterial Disease Outcomes Chest Pain 40

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

from 2016‐2019 and secondary diagnosis of T2DM. Data was weighted to allow for representative nationwide estimates.ResultsWe identified 426,549 patients who were admitted with a primary diagnosis of TIA between 2016 and 2019. The primary diagnosis of the readmission was used to identify the etiology of readmission.

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Diabetes Coronary Artery Disease Atrial Fibrillation Dementia 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The multivariate analysis also revealed that age less than a year, HCM compared to DCM, history of heart failure, pre-procedural inotropic support, and non-elective procedure were associated with increased rate of MAE. The leading cause of mortality was heart failure in 51% of deceased patients. were females.

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Cardiomyopathy Pediatrics Heart Transplant Heart Failure 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 19, 2025

We aimed to examine the incidence of and risk factors for cardiotoxicity in a racially and ethnically diverse cohort with cancer treated with anthracyclines.MethodsWe included consecutive adult patients who underwent anthracyclinebased chemotherapy from 2016 to 2019 for any type of cancer. ResultsA total of 743 individuals were included (28.0%

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

x) from 2016‐2019. The rate of 30‐day readmission was overall stable (7.34% in 2016 and 7.70% in 2019; p=0.42), but the 90‐day readmission rate slightly increased from 11.69% in 2016 to 12.47% in 2019 (p=0.04). ConclusionThe annual rate of 90‐day readmission, but not 30‐day readmission, increased from 2016 to 2019.

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Hemorrhage Coronary Artery Disease Obesity Heart Failure 40

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

x) from 2016‐2019 using the Nationwide Readmission Database (NRD). Data was weighted to allow for representative nationwide estimates.ResultsA total of 260,854 patients were admitted with a primary diagnosis of ICH between 2016‐2019. The mean age of the cohort was 68.49 years, with 52.6% being male.

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Hemorrhage Risk Factors Coronary Artery Disease Obesity 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We then identified patients receiving GLP1RA or SGLT2i and evaluated trends over time.Results:4131 patients were identified of which 2045 (49.4%) had a diagnosis of diabetes. Of these patients 60/2045 (2.9%) were on GLP1RA while 35/2045 (1.7%) were on SGTLi for total of 4.6%.

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Diabetes Strokes Stroke Kidney Disease 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Annual follow-up interviews were conducted from inception until 2016 to determine outcomes of interest. Hospital records were reviewed and incident MACE, defined as the composite of incident stroke, myocardial infarction, or heart failure, was adjudicated using standard criteria. for all; IRR 0.44, 95% CI 0.23 in females).Conclusion:Among

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Myocardial Infarction Blood Pressure Outcomes Diet 40

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Methods Consecutive patients with bradycardia indicated for pacing from 2016 to 2022 were prospectively followed for the clinical endpoints of heart failure (HF)-hospitalizations and all-cause mortality at 2 years.

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Bradycardia Physiology Pacemaker Heart Failure 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Understanding the association with acute myocarditis (AMC) is crucial for preemptive management strategies and improving patient outcomes.Methods:We identified and compared adults (>18 years) with SID vs. non-SID patients hospitalized with AMC using the National In-patient sample database from 2016-2020.

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Hospital Outcomes Cardiac Arrest Heart Failure 40

Ken Grauer, MD

AUGUST 16, 2024

PEARL # 2: In the absence of associated heart failure ( cardiogenic shock ) — sinus tachycardia is not a common finding in acute MI. For now — Let's continue with ECG signs consistent with and suggestive of acute RV "Strain". Sinus Tachycardia and RAD — as already noted above.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 11, 2025

Methods A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using the National Readmissions Database (NRD) from 2016 to 2021. Urban hospital patients had a higher prevalence of key comorbidities, including heart failure, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation and peripheral vascular disorders. in rural hospitals.

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Hospital Outcomes Atrial Fibrillation Embolism 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

we analyzed patients presenting from 2016 to 2021 with an initial diagnosis of stroke, defined by ICD-10 codes in any diagnostic position as abstracted from free text responses by ED staff. We therefore used population-level data to report the frequency of cardiac troponin assessments among U.S.

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Strokes Stroke Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a well-validated risk factor for poor outcomes among patients with heart failure, but its influence on adverse events in patients post-LVAD is poorly understood and may be overestimated. The Distressed Communities Index (DCI), a validated measure of SES, was generated using home zip codes.

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BMI Outcomes Laboratory Heart Failure 40

DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

In a new study published in JACC: Heart Failure , maternal loss of a partner or child shortly before or during pregnancy was found to be associated with increased risk of heart failure up to middle-age in the child. According to the World Heart Federation, more than 64 million people worldwide have heart failure.

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Heart Failure Public Health Cardiovascular Disease Research 105

CardiacWire

APRIL 26, 2024

Statins are one of the most-prescribed drug classes in the world, but there’s still little data on their heart failure benefits, especially for HFpEF patients. The two major RCTs evaluating statins as a heart failure treatment (CORONA and GISSI-HF) didn’t show significant benefits, although they mainly focused on HFrEF patients.

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Heart Failure Atherosclerosis AFIB Preserved Ejection Fraction 104

European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Psychological distress in heart failure patients: Implications for healthcare utilization and expenditure, 2016–2021. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; HF, heart failure; USD, US dollar.

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Heart Failure Exercise Education Inpatient 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 13, Issue 24 , December 17, 2024. EAT volume and extracellular volume were calculated using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. The main outcome was the composite of allcause mortality and first HF hospitalization.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Hospital Outcomes 58

DAIC

JULY 29, 2024

Edwards anticipates FDA approval of the JenaValve Trilogy Heart Valve System in late 2025, which will represent the first approved therapy for patients suffering from AR. Building on an investment made in 2016, Edwards has exercised its option to acquire Endotronix , a leader in heart failure (HF) management solutions.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

NT-proBNP values less than 300 pg/ml have a 99% negative predictive value for excluding congestive heart failure. A cutoff of 1200 pg/ml for patients with a normal eGFR is very specific for heart failure. Troponin I was 0.054 ng/mL NT-ProBNP was 8316 (0-900 pg/mL). "

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Heart Failure Tachycardia Atrial Flutter Cardiomyopathy 52

Cardiology Update

MARCH 17, 2024

Data were prospectively gathered from individuals aged 1 to under 18 years participating in the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis long-term registry spanning from June 2014 to December 2016. Familial disease was identified in 47.3% (n = 253) of patients. months (IQR: 11.3–15.3),

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