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FDA Accepts, Grants Priority Review Designation for Bayer's msNRA for Patients with Heart Failure

DAIC

2 Most are balancing multiple comorbidities, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD). A Trial to Learn How Well Finerenone Works and How Safe it is in Adult Participants With Non-diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease (FIND-CKD). Diabetes Care. 4 Approximately 6.7 million adults in the U.S. NCT05047263.

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SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack

DAIC

SGLT-2 inhibitors were initially approved to treat Type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar. About 32% had Type 2 diabetes. This finding is completely consistent in both direction and magnitude with other studies of SGLT-2 inhibitors in populations with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.”

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Medications Medications are often the first line of treatment for cardiomegaly and can include: ACE inhibitors or ARBs , which help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart. Monitor cholesterol levels and manage conditions like diabetes that can strain the heart. Avoid excessive alcohol and drug use.

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EMPACT-MI Trial Outcomes Reported at ACC24: SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack

DAIC

SGLT-2 inhibitors were initially approved to treat Type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar. About 32% had Type 2 diabetes. This finding is completely consistent in both direction and magnitude with other studies of SGLT-2 inhibitors in populations with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.”

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Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Circulation

Case Description:A 59-year-old male with history of hypertension, diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presented with new, progressive shortness of breath. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142012-A4142012, November 12, 2024. No murmur or extra heart sound were heard, and the lung sounds were normal.

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Abstract 4134796: Safety of over 1000 consecutive, selected low risk patients with accelerated discharge from a chest pain unit with early generation cardiac troponin use, no cardiac functional or anatomic testing and no clinical risk scores

Circulation

Mean patient age was 55 yrs, 56% (n=575) were women, and comorbid conditions were frequent: hypertension (64.1%), dyslipidemia (46.1%), diabetes (25.7%), documented coronary artery disease (19.3%), previous revascularization (20.6%), previous myocardial infarction (10.1%). Length of stay (LOS) in the CPU to discharge was 10.4

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"Exercise in a Pill": The Next Biohack or a Far-off Fantasy?

Physiologically Speaking

But the rising trends of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and the falling trend of activity levels lead me to a dark conclusion: things probably aren’t going to get any better. ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme to reduce blood pressure. I’m an exercise scientist by training.