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Examining the clinical role and educational preparation of heart failure nurses across Europe. A survey of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC

European Journal of Heart Failure

The clinical role and educational preparation of heart failure nurses across Europe. HF, heart failure; HFN, heart failure nurse; MDT, multidisciplinary team. The majority of nurses surveyed were committed to further academic professional development, with 41% ( n  = 343) having completed a HF course.

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University Hospitals Researcher Develops New Score System to Better Screen and Treat HFpEF Heart Failure Patients

DAIC

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 06:00 July 31, 2024 — A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, demonstrates the effectiveness of a newly developed scoring system in identifying patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

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New Study Published in JACC: Heart Failure Reveals that Despite Significant Efforts to Improve Acute Heart Failure Treatment Over the Past 20 Years, Management Remains Unchanged

DAIC

(‘Reprieve’), a development stage company focused on pioneering an intelligent approach to acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) treatment, today highlighted the publication of TREAT-AHF study results in JACC: Heart Failure. Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization in the United States.

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Black Families at Increased Risk of Inherited Heart Condition That Can Cause Heart Failure at a Young Age

DAIC

The inherited heart condition often goes undiagnosed until it advances to heart failure, which is why it’s important to identify those at risk and begin treatment early. Hershberger leads the DCM Consortium , which is composed of 25 leading academic U.S. Eventually heart failure may develop, which is late-phase disease.

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Harnessing the power of RNA therapeutics in treating ischemic heart failure: the TRAIN-HEART story

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is one of the world's foremost killers, accounting for 16% of all deaths worldwide. IHD is the main cause of heart failure (HF), as it leads to pathological changes in the heart, improper pumping function and eventual death.

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BNP level predicts bleeding event in patients with heart failure after percutaneous coronary intervention

Open Heart

Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between heart failure (HF) severity measured based on brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and future bleeding events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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“Heart Failure: it’s time to finally change the F-word”: my Editorial in BMJ Open Heart

Heart Sisters

I had the impression throughout the past year that it's clearly unusual for the British Medical Journal (BMJ) to invite a heart patient (who is not a doctor, a researcher or an academic) to write an Editorial for BMJ Open Heart - but it's just been published!!