Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Like other risk factors for heart disease, the key is to maintain normal blood pressure for as long as possible. Most people with high blood pressure will be treated with an ACE inhibitor, ARB, calcium channel blocker or a diuretic. 2024 Nov;81(11):2329-2339. It is not enough. Lifetime Blood Pressure. N Engl J Med.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

SGLT-2 inhibitors were initially approved to treat Type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar. A heart attack can damage the heart muscle in ways that sometimes lead to heart failure, a condition in which the heart becomes too weak or too stiff to effectively pump blood throughout the body.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141312-A4141312, November 12, 2024. Background:Safe dosing in children with heart failure requires consideration of clinically relevant covariates.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

While composite of death and heart failure hospitalizations was not significantly reduced, empagliflozin may help reduce heart failure risks after a heart attack, according to results from the EMPACT-MI trial presented on day one of the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, ACC.24, 24, being held in Atlanta, GA.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

One third of people over the age of 55 years would benefit by gaining an average of 11 years free from a cardiac event or stroke (subsequently termed the vaccination approach).

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