Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MAY 23, 2022

Today’s vlog is on the subject of heart failure and in particular on a special type of pacemaker which can make a significant improvement to the quality of life and length of life in patients with heart failure. In addition, the group with the BiV pacemaker were less likely to be hospitalized for heart failure flare-ups.

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Pacemaker Quality of Life ACE Inhibitor 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The patient stated he had a long history of well-controlled hypertension for which he was compliant with his ACE-inhibitor. It is also not a wandering pacemaker — because change in atrial pacing site is gradual with that disorder. He was also treated for erectile dysfunction but had not taken any medications recently.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Pulmonary ACE Inhibitor Pacemaker 52

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

These include ACE inhibitors (and now a medication called Entresto), beta blockers, Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and now a new class of anti-diabetic medications called SGLT2 inhibitors and ideally wherever possible the patient should try and take a little of all of them as opposed to taking lots of one and none of the others.

Chronic Disease 40

Chronic Disease Quality of Life Heart Failure Nursing 40