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

DAIC

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) and granted Priority Review designation for KERENDIA(finerenone) for the treatment of adult patients with heart failure (HF) with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40%, i.e., mildly reduced LVEF (HFmrEF) or preserved LVEF (HFpEF).

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure consistently reads 130/80 mm Hg or higher.

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Instructors' Collection ECG: Regular Really Wide QRS Tachycardia

ECG Guru

Capoten (captopril) is an ACE inhibitor. So, we can assume the patient was probably being treated for angina, heart failure, and hypertension. Lasix (furosemide) is a potassium – wasting diuretic. Ntg is presumably sublingual nitroglycerine used for angina.

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

MIBHS

Both forms of enlargement may compromise the heart’s ability to pump blood efficiently, leading to further complications like heart failure. What Causes an Enlarged Heart? High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood.

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Effect of psychosocial aspects on medication adherence in patients with heart failure amid socioeconomic challenges

Open Heart

Objective To evaluate stress, depression and quality of life among community-dwelling patients with heart failure (HF) and evaluate their effect on perceived medication adherence in a socioeconomically challenged setting. were on ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and 54.9% The mean age was 61.3±17.36

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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. No murmur or extra heart sound were heard, and the lung sounds were normal. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142012-A4142012, November 12, 2024.